The parameters in the following protocols are approximate and will require adjustments.


Knee
Shoulder
Ankle

Knee HDx 1.5T

• T2 Fat Sat FSE-XL Axial
• TR 5067
• TE 98.9
• Bandwidth 15.6 kHz
• Slice Thickness 4 mm
• Spacing 0.5 mm
• FOV 14 cm
• 256/256
• NEX 2
• ETL 12
• Fcf/StFcl/NP/ED/TRF/Z512
• Dual Echo (PD and T2) FSE-XL Sagittal
• TR 2800
• TE 29 and 92.7
• Bandwidth 15.6 kHz
• Slice Thickness 3 mm
• Spacing 0.5 mm
• FOV 14-15 cm
• 256 (freq)/0/0/192 (phase)
• NEX 2
• ETL 8
• NP/TRF/Z512
• PD Fat Sat FSE-XL Coronal
• TR 2950
• TE 33.6
• Bandwidth 20.8 kHz
• Slice Thickness 3 mm
• Spacing 0.5 mm
• FOV 14 cm
• 320/0/0/192
• NEX 2
• ETL 6
• StFCl/NP/TRF/Z512/SPF
• T1 FSE-XL Sagittal
• TR 700
• TE 9.7
• Bandwidth 20.8 kHz
• Slice Thickness 3 mm
• Spacing 0.5 mm
• FOV 14-15 cm
• 256 (freq) x 224 (phase)
• NEX 2
• ETL 4
• NP/TRF/Z512/SPF
• GRE Sagittal (Optional)
• TR 767
• TE 14
• Flip Angle 20
• Bandwidth 13.9 kHz
• Slice Thickness 3 mm
• Spacing 0.5 mm
• FOV 16 cm
• 256 (freq)/0/0/192 (phase)
• EN 1
• NEX 2
• ETL 1
• SI/NP/Z512/SPF

Shoulder

• T2 Fat Sat Oblique Sagittal
• PD Fat Sat Axial
• PD Fat Sat Oblique Coronal
• T2 Oblique Coronal
• T1 Oblique Sagittal

Ankle

• T1 Sagittal
• STIR Sagittal
• PD Fat Sat Coronal
• Dual Echo (PD and T2) Axial

Wrist Ultrasound - RA Screening

• Dorsal
• Compartments (sybnovium)
• Recesses (synovium)
• Dorsal aspect of scapholunate
• ulnar styloid
• 2nd and 3rd MCPs
• Erosions
• Effusion
• Synovitis
• Palmar
• Flexor retinaculum
• Median nerve
• Ulnar nerve
• Synovium