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Table 1 Difference between T1IR and T1SE in CNR and number of lesions

From: T1 inversion recovery pulse sequence: could it replace T1 spin echo sequence in neuroimaging by improving tissue contrast?

MR sequences

Pre-contrast CNR

Post-contrast CNR

Number of lesions

T1IR

− 13.04 (1.20)*

9.41 (1.83)

4.94 (0.92)*

T1SE

− 7.73 (0.70)

11.14 (1.75)

2.36 (0.37)

p value

< 0.01

0.19

< 0.01

  1. *p value < 0.05