Table 1.

Imaging Parameters of our Routine MR Protocol for Imaging the Cervical Spine after Trauma

	TR (ms)	TE (ms)	Matrix	FOV (mm)	Slice thickness (mm)
Sagittal T1‐weighted turbo spin echo	514‐760	9.4‐12	320 × 320 or 384 × 384	220 × 220 or 250 × 250 or 270 × 270	3
Sagittal T2‐weigthed turbo spin echo	2,370‐4,110	82‐117	320 × 320 or 384 × 384	220 × 220, or 250 × 250, or 270 × 270	3
Sagittal short tau inversion recovery	2,660‐5,170	13‐92	256 × 256, or 320 × 320, or 384 × 384	220 × 220, or 250 × 250, or 270 × 270	3
Axial T1‐weighted turbo spin echo1	505‐806	9.5‐14	256 × 204 or 256 × 256	159 × 200, or 150 × 200, or 150 × 200	4
Axial T2‐weighted turbo spin echo1	2,480‐8,660	82‐99	320 × 256 or 320 × 240	160 × 200 or 160 × 160	4

TR = repetition time; TE = echo time; FOV = field‐of‐view.

¹At the height of the pathological changes, defined by the attending radiologist.