Table 1.

Parameters for simulated decay curves (Eq. [1]) where s_j is the weight of the exponential component associated with T_2,j, NE is the total number of echoes, and Δt is the inter-echo spacing. In vivo: Biexponential decay curves were generated using the mean component values listed in Table 2 (Components I and II) and the same echo sampling parameters used for in vivo measurements. Ex vivo: Triexponential decay curves were generated using the mean component values listed in Table 3 (Components I, I, and III) and the same echo sampling parameters used for ex vivo measurements.

Simulation	s1	s2	s3	T2,1 (ms)	T2,2 (ms)	T2,3 (ms)	Δt (ms)	NE
In vivo	0.07	0.93	-	21	76	-	8	32
Ex vivo	0.08	0.80	0.12	38	110	263	15	40