HIP MR ARTHROGRAM
(last updated 04/19/13, last reviewed 06/22/2023)
INDICATION: Evaluate for acetabular labral tear.
*This should be the default exam for labral tear evaluation
SEQUENCES
Obl Ax fat sat T1
Cor fat sat T1
Sag fat sat T1
Cor fat sat TSE T2
Ax SE T1 (NOT fat sat)
Obl Ax fat sat TSE T2
Please note that Sag and Cor planes are conventional
(not oblique). SE T1 non fat sat is similarly conventional axial plane.
The FOV of this exam includes only the sypmtomatic
side (small FOV)
OBLIQUE AXIAL