Table 2 Number of patients and BMs scanned by each of the MR scanner model and acquisition parameters configurations.

From: Performance sensitivity analysis of brain metastasis stereotactic radiosurgery outcome prediction using MRI radiomics

Scanner model and field strength

Acquisition orientation

Voxel size (mm3)

# Patients

# BMs (% progression)

Siemens Magnetom Vision (1.5 T)

Sagittal

1 × 1 × 1.5

35

39 (28.2%)

Siemens Avanto (1.5 T)

Sagittal

0.5 × 0.5 × 1

30

37 (13.5%)

Axial

0.5 × 0.5 × 2

5

8 (0.0%)

Siemens Magnetom Expert (1.0 T)

Sagittal

1 × 1 × 1.5

21

29 (31.0%)

Siemens Sonata (1.5 T)

Sagittal

1 × 1 × 1.5

5

5 (40.0%)

Axial

1 × 1 × 1.5

1

1 (0.0%)

Axial

1 × 1 × 2

1

3 (0.0%)

General Electric Signa HDxt (1.5 T)

Sagittal

1 × 1 × 1.5

1

1 (0.0%)

  1. Chi-squared test for progression yielded p = 0.226 across all scanner models and p = 0.069 across further investigated Vision, Avanto, and Expert scanners.