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Positioning Guide for Cross-Sectional Musculoskeletal Imaging
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Positioning Guide for Cross-Sectional
Musculoskeletal Imaging
Steven Needell, M.D. Director, Musculoskeletal Imaging
Boca Radiology Group Boca Raton, FL
www.bocaradiology.com
12.01.2020
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Fundamental Principles of Series Prescription
• Understand the central axis of anatomy • Know the essential anatomic borders to include • Prescribe at level of primary joint • Long and short axis prescriptions at 90° from each other • Maximal coverage using minimum # of slices
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Ankle & Foot
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Definition of anatomic terms
• Forefoot - metatarsals, toes • Midfoot - navicular, cuboid, cuneiforms • Hindfoot - talus, calcaneus
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Definition of MRI/CT anatomic terms• Forefoot - everything distal to base of 5th metatarsal • Ankle/mid/hindfoot - everything proximal to base of 5th
metatarsal • Include base of 5th MT on all exams
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Central axis of footAchilles through 2nd metatarsal
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Ankle/Mid/Hindfoot
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SagittalPrescribe at level of tibiotalar joint line, parallel to a line bisecting Achilles with Extensor Hallucis Longus (EHL) tendons
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CoronalBisect malleoli. Talar dome should be en face
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20-30° plantar flexion Tangential to distal tibia
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Ankle MRI anatomic bordersSagittal - include distal tibia though 5th metatarsal base
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Forefoot/Toes
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Long axis of foot
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Central axis of footAchilles through 2nd metatarsal
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Ignore deformities. Always use 2nd Metatarsal as the central axis of foot
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forefoot- prescription of sagittal & short axison long axis view- prescribe tangential to 2nd metatarsal
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forefoot- prescription of long axis & short axison sagittal view- prescribe tangential to 2nd metatarsal
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forefoot- prescription of long axis & sagittalson short axis view- prescribe tangential to 2nd interspace @ level of metatarsal phalangeal joint
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ForefootBorders- include 5th metatarsal base through toes
short axislong axis
sagittal
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dedicated Midfoot exam
• indications: • plantar fibroma • Lisfranc fracture • Charcot foot
• Use Forefoot protocol but center over area of interest (midfoot)
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Knee
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Knee Rxtangential to posterior femoral condyles
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Knee Rxangling tangential to posterior femoral condyles (green lines, correct angle) vs. tangential to ACL (dashed orange lines, incorrect angle)
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Knee Protocol
• Cor PD & fat sat PD • Sag PD & fat sat PD • Axial fat sat PD
• ACL repair • routine protocol + Sag STIR VAT
• if patient has a mass, fracture, or anything that looks unusual add an axial T1
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Hip
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Hip Protocol
• Small FOV protocol is designed to evaluate FAI (Femoral Acetabular Impingement), labral tear, internal derangement, AVN, tendon tear
• Do NOT use the FAI protocol to evaluate for fracture, mass, mets… use MRI Pelvis protocol.
• MRI Hip in elderly (>65 yrs) patients with recent trauma r/o hip fracture- Pelvis protocol should be used. Call Ortho rad to confirm.
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Anatomic borders for hip MRIAIIS thru lesser trochanter medially include ischial tuberosity
AIIS
ischial tublesser troch
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Oblique axialRx parallel to long axis of femoral neck. Only use oblique axial for native hips- when there is a hip joint replacement, use straight axials.
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Coronalstraight to pelvis; only angle if patient is tilted in scanner Include ischium through pubic symphysis
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Sagittal RxTangential to acetabular rim on Axial Rx Parallel to femur on Coronal Rx Include acetabulum through greater trochanter
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Acquire two quick, 5mm straight axial HASTE sequences, one stack through the femoral neck and the other stack thru the femoral condyles of the knee.
Similar to CT Hip Preservation, it is essential that the patient does not rotate or move their hip or knee between the axial hip & axial knee sequences.
Hip Protocol FAI with Femoral Version
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Sports Hernia Protocol aka
“athletic pubalgia” for adductor tears
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Sports Hernia• Sagittal & Coronal: prescribe tangential to pubic symphysis • include pubic symphysis anteriorly, ischial tuberosities
laterally & posteriorly
pubic symphysis
ischial tuberosities
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Oblique axialPrescribe off Sag thru hip joint, parallel to anterior iliac crest be sure to scan across pubic symphysis at midline
iliac c
rest
hip joint
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Sports Hernia Protocol
• Cor T1 • Cor STIR • Axial PD fat sat • Sag PD fat sat • Oblique axial PD • Oblique axial PD FS
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Shoulder
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Central axis of shoulder - glenohumeral joint
use coracoid process to orient anterior
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Glenoid clock facecoracoid = 1:00
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Shoulder Clock face Rx
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Glenoid clock face vs straight Rx
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Glenoid clock facecoracoid = 1:00
clock face flips between left & right shoulders; coracoid is always 1:00
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Position arm neutral or mildly externally rotated. Do not internally or over externally rotate.
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Shoulder Protocol
• Cor PD • Cor PD fat sat • Axial PD fat sat • Sag T1 (image medially thru scapular Y) • Sag PD fat sat
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Pectoralis
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Oblique coronalPrescribe off an axial image parallel to the pectoralis muscle * The humeral attachment of the pect tendon must be included on all series
pectoralis tendon
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Pectoralis protocol
• Axial PD • Axial STIR • Oblique coronal PD • Oblique coronal STIR
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Elbow
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always include entire radial tuberosity(distal biceps insertion)
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central axis of jointbisects epicondyles
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FABS position - use PD sequence to evaluate distal biceps tendon
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Wrist
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Wristalways include DRUJ
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Long Axis MPR thru Scaphoid
• Use for all CT wrists att: scaphoid
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E Chu, D Resnick. MRI Web Clinic — June 2014
Center of axis: thumb MCP sesamoid bones
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Center of axis: thumb MCP sesamoid bones
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MSK Protocol Guidelines
• For infection, use T1 and STIR sequences in all 3 planes. Use contrast for infxn above the ankle.
• When using contrast to evaluate a mass, always do pre- & post-gadolinium axial fat sat T1. For masses, include at least one T1 and one T2 fat sat sequence.
• For bone lesions, always include a T1 sequence • If fat sat is inhomogeneous (eg- off isocenter AOI)
use STIR
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Long bone protocol
• only image affected extremity • Always compose the Coronal & Sagittals
if more than one acquisition • Coronal T1 • Coronal STIR • Sagittal T1 • Sagittal T2 fat sat • Axial T1 • Axial STIR
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Metal Artifact - MRI
• ACL repair • routine protocol with fat saturation • add Sag STIR VAT
• Offensive metal artifact • Use STIR instead of fat sat when fat suppression is
inhomogeneous • Use high kHz
• use PD instead of T2* • use VAT for significant artifact • only use SEMAC when evaluating a prosthesis
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Metal Protocol - CT
• Turn off CareDose • Pitch 0.8 • kVP 140 • mAs - increase a lot • Minimize photon attenuation from contralateral anatomy
whenever possible (eg- when scanning a RT TKA , always bend the LT knee out of way)
• Use iMAR on soft tissue window axials only. Do not use iMAR on bone window data.
• Add transparent metal 3Ds when there is metal hardware
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CT MSK Protocol
• ST algorithm data in axial plane • Bone algorithm data MPRs in all 3 planes
• Hip- use oblique axial MPRs • Wrist- add MPR thru long axis of
scaphoid for exams attn: scaphoid • 3D VRTs
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CT MSK Protocol - slice thickness
• MPRs for CT scans of joints should always be < 3 mm Please follow general guidelines below. If you feel the anatomy/pathology you are imaging would be better seen with even thinner slices, then please feel free to do so.
• Shoulder- 2.0 mm • Elbow- 2.0 mm • Wrist- 1.5 mm • Hand- 1.5 mm
• Long Bones- 2.5mm
• Hip- 2.5 mm • Knee- 2.5 mm • Ankle- 2.0 mm • Foot- 2.0 mm