TABLE 3:

Lesion Conspicuity by Imaging Technique

Conspicuity Level and Lesion Type	T1-Weighted SE	VIBE	MP RAGE
Best^*
Contrast-enhancing	12.5 (14/11)	8 (8/8)	2.5 (1/4)
All hyperintense	20.5 (23/18)	10 (9/11)	3.5 (2/5)
Intermediate^*
Contrast-enhancing	4 (5/3)	9 (10/8)	10 (8/12)
All hyperintense	4.5 (5/4)	15 (18/12)	14.5 (11/18)
Lowest^*
Contrast-enhancing	6.5 (4/9)	6 (5/7)	10.5 (14/7)
All hyperintense	9 (6/12)	9 (7/11)	16 (21/11)
Average rank^†
Contrast-enhancing	1.7 (1.6/1.9)	1.9 (1.9/2.0)	2.4 (2.4/2.4)
All hyperintense	1.6 (1.6/1.9)	2.0 (1.9/2.0)	2.4 (2.6/2.2)

Note.—There were 34 hyperintense lesions of which 23 were contrast enhancing. Numbers in parentheses are separate results for the two readers.
↵* Data are the average number of lesions.
↵† Data are the average rank based on the ranking scheme 1 (best), 2 (intermediate), and 3 (worst).