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. 2014 Jan 28;14(2):2182–2198. doi: 10.3390/s140202182

Table 3.

Mean spin-lattice and spin-spin relaxation times for the considered tissues at 1.5 T and 3 T.

Tissue 1.5T 3T


T1 T2 T1 T2
liver 576 46 818 42
skeletal muscle 1,008 44 1,412 50
heart 1,030 40 1,471 47
kidney 690 55 1,194 56
cartilage 1,038 44 1,156 43
white matter 884 72 1,084 69
gray matter 1,124 95 1,820 99
optic nerve 815 77 1,083 78
spinal cord 745 74 993 78
blood 1,441 290 1,932 275