Abstract #2396

The Effects of Tissue Iron and Temperature on R2* (=1/T2) and δR2 Contrasts

Se-Hong Oh¹,², Young-Bo Kim², Zang-Hee Cho², Jongho Lee¹

¹Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States; ²Neuroscience Research Institute, Gachon University of Medicine and Science, Incheon, Korea, Republic of

The contribution of tissue iron and the effect of temperature have been investigated for R2* (= 1/T2*) and ΔR2* contrasts. The results suggest that iron has large contribution on R2* but not on ΔR2* whereas temperature has significant effects on both contrasts

The Effects of Tissue Iron and Temperature on R2* (=1/T2*) and δR2* Contrasts

The Effects of Tissue Iron and Temperature on R2* (=1/T2) and δR2 Contrasts