LAB 6

Biomedical Imaging

14-04-2021
• Demonstration of MRI IMAGES of KNEE and discuss
related issues
• The spearhead of T1 weighted imaging is visualizing normal anatomy,
particularly the musculoskeletal system
• Characteristic of a T2 weighted image is the high signal intensity of water.
Pathology is often associated with edema/fluid and therefore a T2
sequence is very suitable to detect pathology
• The proton density (PD) weighted image visualizes the number of protons
per volume. To achieve this, both the T1 and T2 components are switched
off as fully as possible. Tissues with few protons have low signal intensity,
tissues with many protons have high signal intensity. Fat has a relatively
high signal intensity, however, not as high as in a T1 weighted image. Fluid
has an intermediate signal intensity rather than the high signal intensity as
in a T2 weighted image. A PD weighted image is used to evaluate meniscal
tears in the knee
AXIAL
 WATER IS WHITE IN T2

WW2
KNEE CAP

PATELLA
TENDON
T1