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Table 5 Numbers of lesions and percentage increase in lesion detection by 3D FLAIR versus 2D FLAIR

From: Diagnostic value of three-dimensional cube fluid attenuated inversion recovery imaging and its axial MIP reconstruction in multiple sclerosis

Region

2D axial FLAIR

3D sagittal FLAIR and axial MIP

Percentage increase

P value

Supratentorial

530.0

794.0

49.8%

 < 0.001

Juxtacortical

140.0

282.0

101.4%

 < 0.001

Periventricular

174.0

224.0

28.7%

 < 0.001

Deep white matter

216.0

288.0

33.3%

 < 0.001

Infra-tentorial

20.0

58.0

190%

 < 0.001

Total

550.0

852.0

54.9%

 < 0.001

  1. NB: Percentage increase was calculated by computing the difference between the 3D and 2D total counts and dividing that difference to the 2D total count, then multiplied by100