Practical medical applications of quantitative MR relaxometry

• Published in: Journal of magnetic resonance imaging Vol. 36; no. 4; pp. 805 - 824
• Main Authors: Margaret Cheng, Hai-Ling, Stikov, Nikola, Ghugre, Nilesh R., Wright, Graham A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 01.10.2012
• Subjects: Humans; Image Enhancement - methods; iron overload; Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods; multiple sclerosis; myocardial infarction; relaxation; T1 relaxation; T2 relaxation

Conventional MR images are qualitative, and their signal intensity is dependent on several complementary contrast mechanisms that are manipulated by the MR hardware and software. In the absence of a quantitative metric for absolute interpretation of pixel signal intensities, one that is independent...