T2 Relaxometry of the Hippocampus at 3T
P.A. Bartletta,
M.R. Symmsa,
S.L. Freea and
J.S. Duncana
a From the National Society for Epilepsy, MRI Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, Institute of Neurology UCL, Queen Square, London, UK

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Fig 1. Subject with unilateral right-sided HS (left of image).
A, FRFSE 30/80 early echo.
B, FRFSE 30/80 late echo.
C, FRFSE 30/80 T2 calculated image showing placement of region of interest.
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Fig 2. Scatterplot of calculated hippocampal T2 relaxation times obtained with 3T FRFSE 2000/30, 80 sequence (y-axis), and 1.5T CSE 2000/30,120 sequence (x-axis), in 15 healthy control subjects (30 hippocampi) and 20 patients with hippocampal sclerosis (40 hippocampi).
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