Table 1. Institution Specific Whole Body MRI Protocol.
Timing of image acquisition | Sequences obtained |
Before gadolinium | Whole body coronal short tau inversion recovery (STIR) |
Before and after gadolinium | Whole body coronal three-dimensional spoiled gradient (SPGR) with Dixon method of fat suppression |
Optional sequences | Targeted axial T2 fast spin echo (FSE) with fat saturation and targeted axial diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) |