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| - | =====Veterinary Shoulder MRI Guide (v1)===== | ||
| - | By: Scott Johnson MS RT (R)(MR) | ||
| - | ====Positioning==== | ||
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| - | * Spine Coil | ||
| - | * Side of interest down | ||
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| - | * Pull side up forelimb caudally | ||
| - | * Pull side down forelimb cranially until humerus is roughly perpendicular to sternum | ||
| - | * The idea is to get the forelimb in a relatively neutral position | ||
| - | * **PALPATE SHOULDER JOINT** | ||
| - | * **NOTE WHICH COILS THE JOINT IS OVER** | ||
| - | * 34 or 345 etc etc | ||
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| - | ==== First steps before scanning==== | ||
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| - | - Adjust patient position to be either Left or Right decubitus, depending on side of interest | ||
| - | - Open first scout image | ||
| - | - Change spine coil selection to match the coils you noted inside the room | ||
| - | - APPLY ALL | ||
| - | - When in doubt, choose more coils | ||
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| - | ====Second scout==== | ||
| - | 1. Open scout | ||
| - | 2. Maximize image | ||
| - | 3. Click on ‘report cursor’ | ||
| - | 4. Scroll through your images to find the shoulder joint on a transverse or a dorsal | ||
| - | 5. Place cursor within the shoulder joint | ||
| - | 6. Record the coordinates | ||
| - | a. Something like L30 P10 S20 etc | ||
| - | b. Will be different every patient | ||
| - | 7. Input these coordinates with letters into the corresponding start/end points | ||
| - | 8. Save, prep, scan | ||