T2*-weighted imaging
CONTRAST IN MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING WHERE TISSUE WITH SHORT T2* RELAAXAION TIMES HAS LOW IMAGE INTENSITY.
T2*; T2-star; Effective T2
T2*-weighted imaging is an MRI sequence to quantify observable or effective T2 (T2* or "T2-star"). In this sequence, hemorrhages and hemosiderin deposits become hypointense.