Routine scanning protocol for scoliosis evaluation

Series	Sequence/ETL	TR (ms)	TE (ms)	ST (mm)	NEX	FOV (mm)	SAR	Active Coil Elements
Sag T2 upper	TSE2d/19	4000	103	3	2	300 × 300	1.313	H3,4, N1,2, S1,2
Sag T1 upper	TSE2d/3	682	9.8	3	2	300 × 300	1.514	H3,4, N1,2
Sag STIR upper	TIR2d/11	5400	18	3	1	300 × 300	0.331	H3,4, N1,2
Cor T2 upper	TSE2d/19	4390	103	3	2	300 × 300	1.514	H3,4, N1,2
Sag T2 middle	TSE2d/19	5310	103	4	2	300 × 300	2.634	S1,2,3
Sag T1 middle	TSE2d/3	429	9.8	4	2	300 × 300	3.67	S1,2,3
Sag STIR middle	TIR2d/11	6831	18	4	1	320 × 320	0.847	S1,2,3
Cor T2 middle	TSE2d/19	4620	103	4	2	320 × 320	3.436	S1,2,3
Sag T2 lower	TSE2d/19	4390	103	4	2	300 × 300	2.921	S2,3,4,5
Sag T1 lower	TSE2d/3	815	9.8	4	2	300 × 300	3.425	S2,3,4,5
Sag STIR lower	TIR2d/9	5800	27	4	1	300 × 300	0.957	S2,3,4,5
Cor T2 lower	TSE2d/19	4620	103	4	2	300 × 300	2.804	S2,3,4,5
Axial T2 upper	TSE2d/17	7700	103	5	1	230 × 230	0.991	H4, N2, S1
Axial T2 middle	TSE2d/17	7700	103	5	1	230 × 230	2.582	S1,2,3
Axial T2 lower	TSE2d/17	7700	103	5	1	230 × 230	2.693	S3,4

Note:—ETL indicates echo-train length; ST, section thickness; Sag, sagittal; Cor, coronal; STIR, short tau inversion recovery; TSE2d, turbo spin-echo 2d; TIR2d, turbo inversion recovery 2d; coil elements: H, head; N, neck; S, spine.