Figure 5.
Representative transverse MR images of tibial midshaft, with and without softtissue signal suppression. A, Gradient-echo (GRE) image. B, Radial ultrashort echo-time images. C, Radial ultrashort echo-time images with soft-tissue suppression (suppr.). Circular structure is the reference sample with T2 at approximately 300 μsec which, similar to bone, is visible only on radial MR images. Reproduced in part from (139).