A patient had a MRI scan one morning of the brain to rule ou…

A patient had a MRI scan one morning of the brain to rule out a CVA. The same patient then went to surgery and had a portion of the bowel removed. Intraabdominal surgical clips were placed during the surgery. Which of the following is the best course of action when considering scanning this patient in MRI?

For a 1.5T MRI system the TR value should be set between 400…

For a 1.5T MRI system the TR value should be set between 400-700ms to achieve a T1 weighted image. The image you just produced with an 800ms TR looks more like a proton density image than a T1 image. (You used a short TE). Which of the following would you do to correct the image produced to show the T1 properties of the tissue?