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GE 3T Keck Protocol Development
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Updates in progress...

UTE Spine Protocol
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Purpose
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1)	High contrast UTE imaging of the cartilaginous endplate (CEP) and cortical bone
2)	Quantitative UTE imaging of the spine using UTE-T2, UTE-MT, UTE-tricomponent and UTE-multicompartment imaging.

.. image:: images/Protocols/Ma_UTE_Spine.jpg
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.. image:: images/Protocols/Ma_UTE_Spine_Protocol.jpg
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Protocol Steps
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1.	Set up the spine coil. Imaging with feet first and using coil elements 4-6 for all the scans.
2.	The imaging planes of all the sequences are labeled in the names, except for the localizers. 

Positioning
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1.	Feet first.
2.	Align the top of the anterior superior iliac spine with the central region of coil elements 4 and 5. 
3.	Put the pad under the knee 

Physiological Gating
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Not applicable

Post-Processing Support
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Dr. Yajun Ma’s group can provide customized MATLAB code for data processing.

Acknowledgement
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Thanks to Dr. Yajun Ma’s group in getting this protocol up and running.