1. NPO 2 hour prior to arriving.

2. Arrive 2 hours prior to exam time.

3. Oral contrast 1 liter Volumen beginning 1 hour before scanning. Drink 1 bottle every 20 minutes for a total of 3 bottles.

4. Levsin 0.125 mg. sublingual (2 - 4 tablets) 5 to 10 minutes before scanning.

5. Prone position preferred.

6. SENSE Body coil (or 2 abdominal coils for Espree), centered on umbilicus

(note: all THRIVE flip 15)

1. BFFE survey

2. Ref scan

3. Coronal ss-tse (like in pelvic protocol, with fov ~40)

4. Axial ss-tse te~200 (like in liver, but through entire sensitive range of coil)

5. Coronal thrive

6. Axial thrive 2 sets (upper, lower)

7. Axial thrive dynamic arterial&venous (upper) 0.1 mmol/kg Multihance

8. Axial fatsat ss-tse (like in liver, but through entire sensitive range of coil)

9. Axial thrive 2 sets (upper, lower)

10. Coronal thrive

11. Coronal 3d-mrcp fov ~40 (done for bowel, not for bile ducts)