TISSUE |
T1W |
T2W |
FAT |
BRIGHT |
INT/DARK |
FLUID |
1 |
1 |
WATERY |
VERY DARK |
VERY BRIGHT |
PROTEINACEOUS |
INT/BRIGHT |
VERY BRIGHT |
BONE MARROW |
1 |
1 |
YELLOW |
BRIGHT |
INT/DARK |
RED |
INT |
DARK |
CORTICAL BONE |
VERY DARK |
VERY DARK |
CARTILAGE |
1 |
1 |
FIBROCARTILAGE |
VERY DARK |
VERY DARK |
FIBROCARTILAGE-TEAR |
INT |
INT/BRIGHT |
HYALINE |
INT |
INT |
INTERVERTEBRAL DISC |
1 |
1 |
NORMAL |
INT |
BRIGHT |
DEGENERATED |
INT/DARK |
DARK |
OSTEOPHYTE |
1 |
1 |
MARROW CONTAINING |
BRIGHT |
INT/DARK |
CALCIFIED ONLY |
DARK |
DARK |
TENDONS/LIGAMENTS |
VERY DARK |
VERY DARK |
MUSCLE |
DARK |
DARK |
BRAIN |
1 |
1 |
| WHITE MATTER | BRIGHT |
DARK |
| GREY MATTER | DARK |
BRIGHT |
| CSF | VERY DARK |
VERY BRIGHT |
| LIVER | 1 |
1 |
| PARENCHYMA | BRIGHT |
DARK |
| METASTASIS | DARK |
BRIGHT(MAY HAVE DARK CENTRE) |
| HEMANGIOMA | DARK |
BRIGHT |
| FATTY INFILTRATION | BRIGHT |
DARK |
| IRON OVERLOAD | INT/DARK |
VERY DARK |
| PANCREAS | BRIGHT |
DARK |
| SPLEEN | DARK |
BRIGHT |
| GADOLINIUM CHELATE | 1 |
1 |
| LOW CONCENTRATION | VERY BRIGHT |
BRIGHT |
| HIGH CONCENTRATION | INT/DARK |
VERY DARK |
| HEMATOMA | 1 |
1 |
| HYPERACUTE(<6 HRS) | INT |
INT |
| ACUTE(6-24 HRS) | INT/DARK |
DARK |
| SUBACUTE(1DAY-1MONTH) | BRIGHT RIM |
BRIGHT |
| CHRONIC(>1 MONTH) | DARK RIM WITH OR WITHOUT A BRIGHT CENTRE |
DARK RIM WITH OR WITHOUT A BRIGHT CENTRE |
| 1 | 1 |
1 |
| 1 | 1 |
1 |
1 |
TR |
TE |
T1 WEIGHTED |
1 |
1 |
SHORT TR/SHORT TE |
<800 |
<40 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
T2 WEIGHTED |
1 |
1 |
LONG TR/LONG TE |
>2000 |
>80 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
PROTON DENSITY |
1 |
1 |
LONG TR/SHORT TE |
>2000 |
<40 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
INT = INTERMEDIATE.
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