3T MRN examination protocol for the evaluation of the brachial plexus (FOVs from C2 to T2)

	FOV	Section Thickness	TR/TE/TF (ms)	Matrix
MR imaging sequence
T1 coronal (T1 axial)	30	4.0	881/11/7	512 × 512
3D coronal STIR SPACE	30	1.0	1500/97/53	256 × 256
3D sagittal T2 SPACE	25	1.0	1000/97/81	256 × 256
STIR sagittal, bilateral, affected side	22–24	3.0	5210/18/22	256 × 256
Additional arm examination if desired
Axial T1	20–22	3.0–4.0	550/7.9/6	256 × 384
Axial T2 SPAIR	20–22	3.0–4.0	2840/70/13	256 × 384

Note:—TF indicates turbo factor; SPAIR, spectral-attenuated inversion recovery.