Exponential decay.ppt

Inversion Recovery Exponential decay T2: decay of transverse magnetization after excitation Inversion Recovery T1 Contrast in the brain * Psy 8960, Spring ‘07 ? = 30 ms ? = T2= 30 ms T2 = 50 ms TE = 15 ms TE = 20 ms TE = 30 ms TE = 60 ms 180o M|| B0 Longitudinal magnetization relaxes back to equilibrium with characteristic time constant, T1 Inversion recovery TI = 50 ms 100 ms 800 ms 400 ms 1600 ms 3200 ms 4800 ms T1= 1100 ms T1 = 2000 ms T1= 900 ms Negative magnetization looks like positive magnetization in magnitude images T1 (IR) T2 (SE) * * * Psy 8960, Spring ‘07