Abstract
The potential of two-dimensional (2D) relaxometry for characterising mammalian tissue is explored on samples of liver, kidney (cortex, medulla and ureter) as well as cartilage. Significant differences are found between the T(1)-T(2) spectra of healthy and diseased human cartilage which suggests that 2D relaxometry could have potential use in clinical diagnosis. The effect of reducing the recovery delay on the T(1)-T(2) spectrum is explored to try to identify the optimum balance between speed and accuracy.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 971-981 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
Volume | 28 |
Issue number | 7 |
Publication status | Published - Sep 2010 |