Yet more evidence that myelin protons can be directly imaged with UTE sequences on a clinical 3T scanner: Bicomponent T2* analysis of native and deuterated ovine brain specimens.

Our results further support myelin protons as the major source of the ultrashort T2* signals seen on IR-UTE images and demonstrate the potential of IR-UTE sequences with half excitation pulses for directly imaging myelin using clinical scanners. Magn Reson Med 80:538-547, 2017. © 2017 International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine.