In-room imaging and MR planning

T2 relaxation

• Spin-spin or transversal relaxation • Loss of transversal magnetization after RF excitation • T2 – time until 63% of the transversal magnetization is lost

Adipose tissue – 70ms Spinal fluid – 2200ms Gray matter – 100ms White matter – 90ms Muscles – 50ms

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100ms