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Template:Table of MRI sequences

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Group Sequence Abbr. Physics Main clinical distinctions Example
Spin echo T1 weighted T1 Measuring spin–lattice relaxation by using a short repetition time (TR) and echo time (TE).

Standard foundation and comparison for other sequences

T2 weighted T2 Measuring spin–spin relaxation by using long TR and TE times
  • Higher signal for more water content[1]
  • Low signal for fat in standard Spine Echo (SE),[1] though not with Fast Spin Echo/Turbo Spin Echo (FSE/TSE). FSE/TSE is the standard of care in modern medicine because it is faster. With FSE/TSE, fat has high signal due to disruption of hyperfine J-coupling between adjacent fat protons.[3]
  • Low signal for paramagnetic substances[2]

Standard foundation and comparison for other sequences

Proton density weighted PD Long TR (to reduce T1) and short TE (to minimize T2).[4] Joint disease and injury.[5]
Gradient echo (GRE) Steady-state free precession SSFP Maintenance of a steady, residual transverse magnetisation over successive cycles.[7] Creation of cardiac MRI videos (pictured).[7]
Effective T2
or "T2-star"		 T2* Spoiled gradient recalled echo (GRE) with a long echo time and small flip angle[8] Low signal from hemosiderin deposits (pictured) and hemorrhages.[8]
Susceptibility-weighted SWI Spoiled gradient recalled echo (GRE), fully flow compensated, long echo time, combines phase image with magnitude image[9] Detecting small amounts of hemorrhage (diffuse axonal injury pictured) or calcium.[9]
Inversion recovery Short tau inversion recovery STIR Fat suppression by setting an inversion time where the signal of fat is zero.[10] High signal in edema, such as in more severe stress fracture.[11] Shin splints pictured:
Fluid-attenuated inversion recovery FLAIR Fluid suppression by setting an inversion time that nulls fluids High signal in lacunar infarction, multiple sclerosis (MS) plaques, subarachnoid haemorrhage and meningitis (pictured).[12]
Double inversion recovery DIR Simultaneous suppression of cerebrospinal fluid and white matter by two inversion times.[13] High signal of multiple sclerosis plaques (pictured).[13]
Diffusion weighted (DWI) Conventional DWI Measure of Brownian motion of water molecules.[14] High signal within minutes of cerebral infarction (pictured).[15]
Apparent diffusion coefficient ADC Reduced T2 weighting by taking multiple conventional DWI images with different DWI weighting, and the change corresponds to diffusion.[16] Low signal minutes after cerebral infarction (pictured).[17]
Diffusion tensor DTI Mainly tractography (pictured) by an overall greater Brownian motion of water molecules in the directions of nerve fibers.[18]
Perfusion weighted (PWI) Dynamic susceptibility contrast DSC Measures changes over time in susceptibility-induced signal loss due to gadolinium contrast injection.[20]
  • Provides measurements of blood flow
  • In cerebral infarction, the infarcted core and the penumbra have decreased perfusion and delayed contrast arrival (pictured).[21]
Arterial spin labelling ASL Magnetic labeling of arterial blood below the imaging slab, which subsequently enters the region of interest.[22] It does not need gadolinium contrast.[23]
Dynamic contrast enhanced DCE Measures changes over time in the shortening of the spin–lattice relaxation (T1) induced by a gadolinium contrast bolus.[24] Faster Gd contrast uptake along with other features is suggestive of malignancy (pictured).[25]
Functional MRI (fMRI) Blood-oxygen-level dependent imaging BOLD Changes in oxygen saturation-dependent magnetism of hemoglobin reflects tissue activity.[26] Localizing brain activity from performing an assigned task (e.g. talking, moving fingers) before surgery, also used in research of cognition.[27]
Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) and venography Time-of-flight TOF Blood entering the imaged area is not yet magnetically saturated, giving it a much higher signal when using short echo time and flow compensation. Detection of aneurysm, stenosis, or dissection[28]
Phase-contrast magnetic resonance imaging PC-MRA Two gradients with equal magnitude, but opposite direction, are used to encode a phase shift, which is proportional to the velocity of spins.[29] Detection of aneurysm, stenosis, or dissection (pictured).[28]
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