Siemens Espree
MR Enterography Protocol
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 VIBE flip 15)
1. True fisp survey
2. Coronal ss-TSE (like in pelvic protocol, upper and lower abdomen) axial ss-TSE TE~200 (like in liver, but through entire sensitive range of both coils)
3. Coronal VIBE upper, lower
4. Axial VIBE 2 sets (upper, lower)
5. Axial VIBE dynamic arterial & venous (upper) 0.1 mmol/kg Multihance
6. Axial fatsat ss-TSE (like in liver, but through entire sensitive range of both coils)
7. Axial VIBE 2 sets (upper, lower)
8. Coronal VIBE
9. Coronal 3D-MRCP upper and lower (done for bowel, not for bile ducts)