Multislice T1 relaxation time measurements in the brain using IR‐EPI: Reproducibility, normal values, and histogram analysis in patients with multiple sclerosis

To perform T1 measurements using inversion recovery (IR) echoplanar imaging (EPI) to evaluate reproducibility, normal values, and T1 histogram analysis as a measure of disease progression in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients.

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