This document provides guidance on MRI and CT scan protocols for various neurosurgical conditions including brain tumors, spine tumors, acoustic neuromas, trigeminal neuralgia, pituitary tumors, skull base tumors, nasopharyngeal carcinoma, AVMs, orbital tumors, paragangliomas, brachial plexus lesions, and pelvic conditions. It specifies the regions to cover, sequences, slice thickness, and other imaging parameters depending on the location and characteristics of the condition being imaged.
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2011.06.08, CK Image Talk
1. Steven D. Chang, MD
Professor of Neurosurgery
Co-Director Stanford CyberKnife Center
Robert Lieberson, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
2. Brain
Glioma or Metastasis or Resection
Cavity or Meningioma
Cover from vertex to base
AX T1, W GAD, 2 mm cuts / skip 0
Acoustic Neuroma
cover from orbit to base
Ax T1, w GAD, 2 mm /0 mm
Ax 2D Fiesta, 1.5 mm /0 mm
Trigeminal Neuralgia
3-Tesla, center at sella
Ax 2D Fiesta, 1.5 mm/ 0 mm
Pituitary Tumor
Cover top of orbit to base
Ax T1 with gad and fat sat, 2 mm
Cover back of ear to tip of nose
Cor T1, with gad and fat sat
Option: Ax 2D Fiesta, 2 mm
Skull Base Tumor/NPC
Cover top of orbit to base
Ax T1, pre 2 mm/0 mm
Ax T1, post and fat sat, 2 mm/0
Cover back of ear to tip of nose
Cor T1, post and fat sat, 2 mm
Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Cover from soft palate to vertex
Ax T1, pre, 2 mm/0 mm
Ax T1, post-gad and fat sat
Cover back of ear to tip of nose
Cor T1, post and fat sat, 2 mm
AVM
Cover from vertex to base
Ax T2 pre 2 mm/0 mm
Axl T1, post 2 mm/0 mm
Orbital Tumor
Cover from vertex to base
Ax T1, pre with fat sat 2 mm
Ax T1, post and fat sat, 2 mm
Axial T2 2mm/0 mm
Cor T1, post and fat sat 2 mm
Paraganglioma/Glomus Tumor
Cover from top of orbit to C7
Ax T1, post, 2 mm/0 mm
T2, 2 mm/0 mm
Spine
C1 or C2
Tumor (NO instrumentation)
Cover from orbits to C3
3 PL SSFSE loc
Ax 2D FIESTA, 3 mm /0 mm
Ax T1 FSE XL, post fat sat
Tumor, (WITH instrumentation)
Cover from orbits to C3
3 PL SSFSE loc
Ax 2D FIESTA, 3 mm
Ax T1 IDEAL, post, 2 mm
C3 or Below
Tumor (NO instrumentation)
Cover 2 lvls above, below
3 PL SSFSE loc
Ax 2D FIESTA, 3mm/0 mm
Ax T1 FSE XL, post fat sat, 3
mm/0 mm, 22 cm FOV
Tumor (WITH instrumentation)
Cover 2 levels above, below
3 PL SSFSE loc
Ax 2D FIESTA, 3 mm/0 mm
Axial T1 IDEAL, post, 3 mm
AVM C1 C2
Cover from orbits toC3
3 PL SSFSE loc
AxT2, FSE, 2 mm/0 mm
Ax 2D Fiesta, 2 mm/0 mm
Below C3
Cover 2 levels above, below
3 PL SSFSE loc
Ax 2D FIESTA, 3 mm/0 mm
AxT2, FSE, 3 mm/0 mm
Brachial Plexus
Ax T1, pre
Ax T1, post-gad with fat sat
Cor T1, post-gad with fat sat
Pelvis
Axial T1-weighted, pre
Axial T1-weighted, post