TABLE 2:

Contrast-to-background ratio*

T1-weighted FLAIR Before T1-weighted/ Spin-Echo ImagingT1-weighted FLAIR After T1-weighted/ Spin-Echo Imaging
T1-weighted spin-echo imaging35.5 ± 7.1837.5 ± 4.05
T1-weighted FLAIR imaging41.6 ± 5.6448.7 ± 11.4
  • Note.—FLAIR signifies fluid-attenuated inversion recovery.

  • * Values represent the mean ± SD.