MRI protocol coverage
The protocols a working radiographer is expected to master, mapped the way training programs actually teach them: by body region, from routine surveys to advanced studies.
By the ScanFlo Editorial Team · Updated
In this section · Protocols
This map is the curriculum behind ScanFlo's training approach. The docs teach the concepts each protocol depends on; the simulator drills the console workflow (planning, parameters, scanning and filming), starting with the highest-volume studies and growing each term.
Brain →
The highest-volume MRI region, and where console fundamentals are built. From the routine survey to advanced physiological imaging.
- Routine brain
- Stroke
- Epilepsy
- Parkinson protocol
- Cranial nerves
- Inner ear (IAC)
- CP angle
- Pituitary
- Orbits
- CSF flow
- Spectroscopy
- Perfusion
- Tractography (DTI)
- Functional MRI
- MR angiography (MRA)
- MR venography (MRV)
- Vessel wall imaging
- Neonatal (quiet) protocols
- Contrast MPRAGE
Spine →
Alignment discipline and level-labelling accuracy matter more here than anywhere. A mislabelled level changes surgery.
- Craniovertebral junction
- Cervical spine
- Cervical dynamic (flexion/extension)
- Cervicodorsal
- Dorsal spine
- Dorso-lumbar
- Lumbar spine
- Lumbar dynamic
- Brachial plexus
- Lumbar plexus
- Sacral plexus
- Sacrum & coccyx
- SI joints
- MR myelography
- Whole-spine screening
- Contrast spine
Musculoskeletal: upper limb →
Small fields of view, high resolution, and coil craft: the region that teaches SNR trade-offs fastest.
- Shoulder
- Axilla
- Arm
- Elbow
- Wrist
- Hand
- Thumb & fingers
- MR neurography
Musculoskeletal: lower limb →
Joint protocols with orthopedic consequences: meniscus, labrum and ligament imaging live here.
- Hip
- Thigh
- Knee
- Lower leg
- Ankle
- Foot
- Ankle with foot
- MR arthrography
- Limb angiography
Pelvis: male →
Multiparametric prostate is the flagship; the rest demand careful small-field planning around mobile anatomy.
- Multiparametric prostate
- Scrotum
- Penis
- Inguinal region
- Fistulogram (anorectal)
- Pilonidal sinus
- Defecography
- Pelvis for metastases
Pelvis: female →
Gynecological staging and obstetric imaging, where sequence choice is directly diagnostic.
- Uterus & ovaries
- Rectal cancer staging
- Fetal MRI
- Fistulogram (anorectal)
- Abdominal wall
- Defecography
- Dynamic pelvic studies
- Contrast pelvis
Abdomen →
Breath-hold discipline and timing: abdominal MRI punishes sloppy planning more than any other region.
- MRCP
- Liver dynamic
- Liver elastography
- Liver fat fraction
- Upper abdomen
- KUB
- MR urography
- MR enterography
- Renal angiography
- Abdominal angiography
Cardiac →
The most sequence-intensive exam in MRI: morphology, function, flow and perfusion in one sitting.
- Dark-blood morphology
- White-blood imaging
- Cine function & ejection fraction
- Flow quantification
- 4D flow
- Venc scout
- Perfusion
- Infarct (viability) imaging
Start where the volume is: most careers begin with brain and lumbar spine. The routine brain protocol guide walks the complete exam the way a senior radiographer would teach it.