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This Concept Map, created with IHMC CmapTools, has information related to: MRI Wrist How we do it, Pathologies including Evaluation of occult fracture, small structures through Good Spatial Resolution, Good Spatial Resolution affected by Bandwidth, Good Spatial Resolution affected by Field of View, Slice Thickness at 1.5 - 3 mm, Pulse Sequences may include Spin Echo, (T1W, PDW) Fast Spin Echo (ETL must be kept low to avoid blurring) Gradient echo (T2*), Field of View ranging 120 - 140mm, Scan Planes includes axial sagittal coronal, Dedicated Imaging Protocol optimized Scan Planes, Bandwidth is kept medium to reduce Chemical shift artefact between cortical bone, cartilage and fibrocartilage, Rarely requested exams in MSK imaging evaluating Pathologies, Good Spatial Resolution affected by Slice Thickness, Pathologies including Flexor tendon, Carpal tendon, extensor tendon, Dedicated Imaging Protocol addressing small structures, Imaging Matrix using 256 x 256 and higher allows in-plane resolution of less than 1mm, Use a narrow bandwidth (20.84kHz) together with Fat Suppression also useful in MSK to eliminate bright signal from fat and increase conspicuity of oedema, cartilage and free fluid, kept medium to reduce Chemical shift artefact between cortical bone, cartilage and fibrocartilage or Use a narrow bandwidth (20.84kHz) together with Fat Suppression, Dedicated Imaging Protocol optimized Artefact and Response strategy, Rarely requested exams in MSK imaging requires Dedicated Imaging Protocol, Dedicated Imaging Protocol optimized Patient Positioning