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| MAGNIMS MR protocol recommendation [10] | Standard MR protocol in our center |
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| Brain | |
| Baseline evaluation | Baseline and follow-up examinations |
| Mandatory sequences | (i) Unenhanced axial and sagittal T1-weighted |
| (i) Axial proton-density and/or T2-FLAIR/T2-weighted | (ii) Contrast-enhanced axial, sagittal, and coronal T1-weighted |
| (ii) Sagittal 2D or 3D T2-FLAIR | (iii) Axial and coronal T2-weighted |
| (iii) 2D or 3D contrast-enhanced T1-weighted | (iv) Axial T2-FLAIR |
| Optional sequences | (v) Axial T2 gradient-echo (GRE) |
| (i) Unenhanced 2D or high-resolution isotropic 3D T1-weighted | (vi) Axial diffusion-weighted imaging |
| (ii) 2D and/or 3D dual inversion recovery | |
| (iii) Axial diffusion-weighted imaging |
| Follow-up examinations |
| Mandatory sequences |
| (i) Axial proton-density and/or T2-FLAIR/T2-weighted highly recommended |
| (ii) 2D or 3D contrast-enhanced T1-weighted |
| Optional sequences |
| (i) Unenhanced 2D or high-resolution isotropic 3D T1-weighted |
| (ii) 2D and/or 3D dual inversion recovery |
| (iii) Axial diffusion-weighted imaging |
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| Spinal cord | |
| Sagittal imaging | Sagittal imaging |
| Mandatory sequences | (i) Unenhanced T1-weighted |
| (i) Dual-echo (proton-density and T2-weighted) conventional and/or fast spin-echo | (ii) Contrast-enhanced T1-weighted with fat suppression |
| (ii) STIR (as an alternative to proton-density-weighted) | (iii) Conventional T2-weighted |
| (iii) Contrast-enhanced T1-weighted spin-echo (if T2 lesions present) | (iv) T2-weighted with turbo inversion recovery magnitude (TIRM) |
| Optional sequences | |
| (i) Phase-sensitive inversion recovery (as an alternative to STIR at the cervical segment) |
| Axial imaging | Axial imaging |
| Optional sequences | (i) Unenhanced T1-weighted |
| (i) 2D and/or 3D T2-weighted fast spin-echo | (ii) Contrast-enhanced T1-weighted with fat suppression |
| (ii) Contrast-enhanced T1-weighted spin-echo | (iii) T2-weighted with turbo inversion recovery magnitude (TIRM) |
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