Pediatric body MR imaging: Our approach

Since the motion-sensitive component represents such a small fraction of the total acquisition period, this sequence is relatively insensitive to breathing motion artifact.\n SS-T2-ETSE (standard and with fat suppression) 2. Multiple protocols for sedation and general anesthesia for the pediatric population are available and the choice of protocol strongly depends upon the radiologist's training and the availability of trained nursing staff and anesthesiologists. Because the anatomy is smaller in infants, we generally prefer to image them at 3T due to the higher SNR for better contrast and spatial resolution.