Table 1.

Most commonly used MRI sequences in studying brain development

Imaging sequence	Information obtained
T1 weighted	Gross morphologic changes, development of sulci, myelination
T2 weighted	Gross morphologic changes, development of sulci, myelination
Diffusion tensor imaging	Changes in free water diffusion, microstructure, myelination, tracks
MR spectroscopy	Biochemical metabolites
BOLD functional MRI	Changes in location of specific brain activities
Perfusion MRI	Cerebral perfusion (blood delivery to brain tissue per unit time)
Susceptibility-weighted imaging	Intracerebral haemorrhages, myelination
Magnetization transfer	Myelination

BOLD, blood oxygenation level dependent.