Table 5 Comparison of the length of clip-induced artifact and distortion of the cerebral parenchyma near the metal clip among the three DWIs.

From: Comparison of TGSE-BLADE DWI, RESOLVE DWI, and SS-EPI DWI in healthy volunteers and patients after cerebral aneurysm clipping

 

SS-EPI DWI

RESOLVE DWI

TGSE-BLADE DWI

P value

Clip-induced artifact

8.98 (4.64–11.36)

5.08 (3.39–7.62)

1.02 (0.26–3.19)

 < 0.001

Distortion of the cerebral parenchyma near a metal clip

4.13 (2.48–5.95)

1.74 (0.97–2.92)

0.97 (0.69–1.63)

 < 0.01b, < 0.001a, c

  1. Data are presented as the median (interquartile range) (mm). Length of clip-induced artifact was the difference between T2WI and each DWI. aSS-EPI DWI versus RESOLVE DWI; bRESOLVE DWI versus TGSE-BLADE DWI; cSS-EPI DWI versus TGSE-BLADE DWI.
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