Table 3.
Signal Intensities before and after TACE
| Target Lesions |
Non-Target Lesions |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before TACE | After TACE | P Value | Before TACE | After TACE | P Value | |
| FS T2-weighted images | ||||||
| Hypointense relative to liver | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | .367 | 1 (4) | 0 (0) | .250 |
| Hyperintense relative to liver | 21 (70) | 17 (57) | 21 (72) | 18 (62) | ||
| Hyperintense relative to liver and spleen | 9 (30) | 13 (43) | 7 (24) | 11 (38) | ||
| SS T2-weighted images | ||||||
| Hypointense relative to liver | 0 (0) | 1 (3) | .504 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | .761 |
| Hyperintense relative to liver | 17 (57) | 14 (47) | 19 (66) | 17 (59) | ||
| Hyperintense relative to liver and spleen | 13 (43) | 15 (50) | 10 (34) | 12 (41) | ||
| T1-weighted images | ||||||
| Isointense relative to liver | 1 (3) | 0 (0) | .002 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | .124 |
| Hypointense relative to liver | 23 (77) | 11 (37) | 25 (86) | 20 (69) | ||
| Hyperintense relative to liver | 6 (20) | 19 (63) | 4 (14) | 9 (31) | ||