Table 1.

T2 and T2* relaxation times in milliseconds for different regions of interest in the rat brain (n = 8, first study)

ROI area7.0 T11.7 T11.7/7.0 T
T2 (ms)T2* (ms)T2 (ms)T2* (ms)T2 (ms)T2* (ms)
Gray matter50 ± 626 ± 938 ± 417 ± 40.760.65
Corpus callosum40 ± 425 ± 333 ± 114 ± 20.620.56
Primary somatosensory area (S1)49 ± 323 ± 336 ± 219 ± 30.730.83