Table 3. Mean visibility evaluated by two blinded reviewers of vessel infiltration, bone involvement and proximal extension into the spinal canal of the tumour for local staging.

Reviewer	3D FSE-cube	2D FSE	p-value
1	3.4±0.2	3.2±0.1	0.32
2	3.8±0.2	3.7±0.2	0.81

FSE, fast spin echo; 3D, three-dimensional; 2D, two-dimensional.

Scoring on a four-point scale.