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. 2013 Aug 29;15(4):PCC.12f01490. doi: 10.4088/PCC.12f01490

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.