contrast reversal

An MRI term for image alteration, in which dark parts of the image become bright and vice versa; it is most prevalent in sequences utilising an extended repetition time.

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Besides the Flux effect, the Kinegram Colors feature on the $20 note also contains delicate fine line movements, the virtual 3D effect 'surface relief' and the hallmark Kinegram effect 'diffractive watermark', displaying a contrast reversal upon rotation of the feature by 180 degrees.

Kinegram Flux Takes Centre Stage

Contrast reversal: When the data page or ID card is tilted, the contrast on the surface of the central eagle motif is reversed, so that the initially light-coloured eagle now appears dark on a light hexagonal surface.

Photopolymer on German ID Documents

This causes spatial frequency dependent contrast reversals that prevent direct interpretation of the image.

Closing the 'materials gap': a unique transmission electron microscope demystifies materials' response to catalytic activity