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Obtaining good-quality MRI images in patients with acquired brain injury (ABI) is very challenging due to their uncontrolled movements during the acquisition. Motion artifacts can lead to partially or totally absent anatomical detail, which hampers the neuroradiologist’s ability to perform an accurate examination. The BLADE radial k-space filling technique from Siemens Healthineers is an excellent alternative to the conventional Turbo Spin Echo (TSE) T2-weighted sequence for scanning patients with ABI, as it reduces motion artifacts and therefore markedly improves image quality. In the current paper, we present examples of ABI images obtained with the BLADE sequence, compare them with conventional TSE T2-weighted sequences, and highlight the advantages of BLADE for scanning patients with ABI.