GRE T2-Weighted MRI: Principles and Clinical Applications

Figure 5

A 53-year-old female without any back pain symptoms. The T2 (a-b) and T2∗ (c), corresponding to the T2∗ measurement drawing (d–f), and color maps (e-f) of intervertebral discs were derived from T2∗WI. The intervertebral discs are visualized using T2WI and GRE T2∗WI with no obvious degeneration. The T2∗ values of the corresponding intervertebral discs can also be quantitatively measured and can detect early degeneration.

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