Common brain lesions on FLAIR MRI
Fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) is an MRI sequence with an inversion recovery set to null fluids.
The FLAIR sequence analysis has been especially useful in the evaluation and study of CNS disorders, involving:
● Lacunar infarction
● Multiple sclerosis (MS) plaques
● Subarachnoid haemorrhage
● Head trauma
● Meningitis and other leptomeningeal diseases