RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 NMR tissue characterization in intracranial tumors: preliminary results. JF American Journal of Neuroradiology JO Am. J. Neuroradiol. FD American Society of Neuroradiology SP 830 OP 832 VO 4 IS 3 A1 Hawkes, R C A1 Holland, G N A1 Moore, W S A1 Kean, D M A1 Worthington, B S YR 1983 UL http://www.ajnr.org/content/4/3/830.abstract AB Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) has been shown to have high sensitivity for detecting intracranial pathology. A study was devised to determine what information about tissue characteristics can be derived from steady-state free-precession NMR images alone and when compared with computed tomographic (CT) scans. The flow-dependent sequences allow diagnosis of intrinsic vascular lesions. Whereas precise characterization of some pathologic groups such as fat-containing tumors is possible, other important groups cannot be clearly differentiated. Preliminary findings suggest that it may be possible to predict the texture of extrinsic tumors from their NMR signals.