Failure of fat saturation

Case contributed by Frank Gaillard
Diagnosis certain
mri

This single image is of a coronal fat saturated sequence through the brachial plexus on the left.

Note how the fat saturation has worked well lin the supraclavicular region and shoulder, however, has failed in the neck. Instead of fat saturation the CSF has been saturated out.

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