FLAIR sequence

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:MRI_sequence
gptkbp:abbreviation Fluid-attenuated inversion recovery
gptkbp:contraindication motion artifacts
gptkbp:contrastType T2-weighted
gptkbp:fullName Fluid-attenuated inversion recovery
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label FLAIR sequence
gptkbp:introducedIn 1987
gptkbp:inventedBy Graeme Bydder
gptkbp:limitation longer scan time
sensitive to motion
gptkbp:purpose suppress cerebrospinal fluid signal
gptkbp:relatedTo T2-weighted MRI
STIR sequence
gptkbp:sequence inversion recovery
gptkbp:signalEnhanced edema
demyelination
gliosis
gptkbp:signalSuppressed cerebrospinal fluid
gptkbp:usedIn magnetic resonance imaging
brain MRI
spinal cord MRI
gptkbp:uses brain tumor imaging
detecting lesions near CSF
multiple sclerosis lesion detection
stroke imaging
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:T1_space
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7