Abstract
The signal intensity difference (SI-difference) of two tissues in the MR image determines the image contrast. It depends on intrinsic (body related) factors, i.e. on the different tissue properties and on extrinsic (instrument related) factors, especially the particular pulse sequence applied.
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Froehlich, J.M. (2003). MR Contrast Media. In: How does MRI work?. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-07805-1_11
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