Table 1.
Visual Appearance of Magnetic Resonance Image Sequences (T1, T2, T2-FLAIR)
| Sequence | Gray Matter | White Matter | Cerebrospinal Fluid |
| T1 | Dark gray (hypointense) | Light gray (hyperintense) | Black |
| T2 | Light gray (hyperintense) | Dark gray (hypointense) | White |
| T2-FLAIR | Light gray (hyperintense) | Dark gray (hypointense) | Black |
Abbreviation: FLAIR = fluid attenuated inverted recovery.