HIGH-RESOLUTION T-2-REVERSED MAGNETIC-RESONANCE-IMAGING ON A HIGH MAGNETIC-FIELD SYSTEM - TECHNICAL NOTE

Because of the high signal-to-noise (S/N) ratio, T-2-weighted images o btained using high-field magnetic resonance (MR) Imaging systems can b e expected to provide high anatomical and contrast resolution. Further more. the improved structural and contrast resolution of these high S/ N T-2-weighted images can be processed for optimum perceptual resoluti on through the application of gray-scale reversal and expansion of the gray-scale window, known as T-2-reversed (T2R) imaging. In this study , the authors investigated high-resolution T2R MR imaging performed on a high-field (3-tesla) system for its clinical utility In detecting v arious physiological and pathological conditions.