| Literature DB >> 1625565 |
J M Tosk1, B A Holshouser, R C Aloia, D B Hinshaw, A N Hasso, J P MacMurray, A D Will, L P Bozzetti.
Abstract
T1 and T2 relaxation times of agar phantoms containing L-dopa melanin and Fe3+ were measured under MRI conditions. Fe3+ shortened T1 and T2 relaxation times. Melanin influenced relaxation times only in the presence of Fe3+; thus, contrast in MR images of the basal ganglia may depend upon levels of both paramagnetic iron and neuromelanin.Entities:
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Year: 1992 PMID: 1625565 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.1910260105
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Magn Reson Med ISSN: 0740-3194 Impact factor: 4.668