Figure 2b. Optimal level to perform transverse cine MR imaging at level of the middle portion of the tongue is shown in a 14-year-old boy with cerebral palsy. (a) Sagittal midline T1-weighted SE image (400/minimal, 22-cm field of view, 4-mm section thickness with 1-mm gap, 256 x 192 matrix, two signals acquired) shows appropriate level (line) for transverse cine images to be obtained. (b) Transverse gradient-echo cine MR image (8200/3600, 80° flip angle, 12-mm section thickness, 128 images obtained) obtained at level corresponding to the line in a. Arrows = hypopharynx, T = floor of mouth.