
24/08/2025
Cervical Spine 3 Tesla MRI : a mission of precision and perseverance 🧗♂️
Embarking on a cervical spine MRI isn’t just routine, it’s a complex and intriguing mission, one that demands skill, patience, and the right arsenal.
This anatomical region is full of secrets, and unlocking them means navigating a landscape riddled with challenges.
🎢 The obstacles are many:
- Breathing 💨: even subtle respiratory motion can blur the fine details we need to see.
- Tongue movement and salivation 💧: especially in elderly patients, the removal of dental prostheses often leads to increased salivation and uncontrolled tongue motion, adding another layer of complexity.
- Swallowing 🤐: despite clear instructions, some patients struggle to suppress involuntary swallowing, an innocent reflex that can sabotage the scan.
- Pain and involuntary movements😣: holding still is easier said than done when discomfort radiates through the neck and shoulders.
- Spatial Resolution Demands 🔬: we need high-sharp detail to visualize neural foramina, spinal cord, and soft tissues.
- Air-Tissue Interface 🌬️🧵: the cervical region borders the airway, introducing susceptibility artifacts.
🛠️ To face these threats, you need to be well-equipped! And among all the tools at your disposal, the most powerful weapon is: PROPELLER with AIR Recon DL by 3 Tesla MRI 🚀
This advanced technique allowing us to:
➖ Minimize motion artifacts >>> no more need to repeat images
➕Enhance image sharpness
🔝Preserve anatomical fidelity
🔝Deliver diagnostic confidence even in the most difficult case
Acquisition done on 3 Tesla MRI equipped with AI, with:
📌Sag T2 PROPELLER: FOV 21 - 3 mm with 0.3 gap - matrix 332 -⏳ 3.06 min
📌Sag T1 PROPELLER: FOV 21 - 3 mm with 0.3 gap - matrix 308 -⏳ 2.49 min
📌Sag STIR PROPELLER: FOV 21- 3 mm with 0.3 gap - matrix 308 -⏳ 3.45 min
💡Not sure how to activate ZIP in your Propeller setup? Don’t worry, it's automatic!
➡️With matrix 308, ZIP 1024 is enabled by default.
➡️With matrix 256, ZIP 512 kicks in automatically.