CT angiography and MRI of hand vascular lesions: technical considerations and spectrum of imaging findings

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Table 3 Suggested MR imaging protocol for wrist imaging at 3 T

Planning	Type of sequence	FOV (cm)	TR (ms)	TE (ms)	Slice thickness (mm)	Matrix
Ax T1	SE or FSE	10–15	600	15	2.5–3	384 × 192
Ax T2 FS	FSE	10–15	6000	70	2.5–3	384 × 224
Cor T2 FS	FSE	10–15	6000	70	2.5–3	384 × 224
Cor MRA	time-resolved 3D sequence (TRICKS)	15	4.4–7.9	minimal	1.8–2	256 × 224
Ax T1 C + FS	SE or FSE	10–15	600	15	2.5–3	384 × 224

Ax axial, Cor coronal, FOV field of view, SE spin-echo, FSE fast spin echo, TR repetition time, TE echo time, T1 C + FS contrast-enhanced T1-weighted fat-suppressed sequence