FLAIR — WM lesion detection · 3T
TR = 9000 ms · TI = 1800 ms · TE = 120 ms · 2 cycles — shorter TI than 1.5T due to steady-state correction for longer CSF T1 at 3T
Fat (T1=380ms at 3T)
White matter (T1=830ms at 3T)
Grey matter (T1=1300ms at 3T)
Muscle (T1=1412ms at 3T)
CSF (T1=4000ms at 3T) — nulled at TI=1800ms