| Routine | |
| Sequence | Purpose |
| 1. 3D T1-weighted gradient echo or contiguously sliced oblique coronal T1 | Visualize anatomy, atrophy patterns |
| 2. T2-weighted with fluid attenuation (FLAIR) | Vascular, infectious, and other structural pathology |
| 3. Diffusion tensor or diffusion weighted | Recent ischemic changes, hydrocephalus |
| 4. Spoiled gradient recall echo or other susceptibility weighted | Microhemorrhage |
| Supplemental sequences | |
| 5. Postcontrast T1 | Demyelinating lesions, infections, neoplasms and vascular malformations |
| 6. Phase contrast | CSF flow |
| 7. Arterial spin label (ASL) | Regional cerebral perfusion |
| 8. Magnetic resonance angiogram | Large vessel integrity |
| 9. Resting state function MRI | Assessing resting network or functional systems |
