Table 2.
Comparative analysis of lesion detection for 133 lesions in 59 patients using pre-contrast, ferucarbotran-enhanced, and Gd-DTPA-enhanced sequences
| Sequence |
n (%) |
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| < 1 cm | 1-3 cm | > 3 cm | |
| (n = 44 ) | (n = 68) | (n = 21 ) | |
| 1 Pre-contrast T1WI GRE | 15 (34.1)b | 48 (70.6)b | 21 (100.0) |
| 2 Pre-contrast FSE T2WI with fat suppression | 24 (54.5)b | 61 (89.7) | 21 (100.0) |
| 3 Dynamic Gd-DTPA- enhanced T1WI GRE | 35 (79.5)a | 67 (98.5) | 21 (100.0) |
| 4 Dynamic ferucarbotran- enhanced T1WI GRE | 32 (72.7) | 62 (91.2) | 21 (100.0) |
| 5 Delayed ferucarbotran-enhanced FSE T2WI with fat suppression | 41 (93.2) | 68 (100) | 21 (100.0) |
| 6 Delayed ferucarbotran- enhanced GRE T2*WI | 39 (88.6) | 67 (98.5) | 21 (100.0) |
a
P < 0.05,
b
P < 0.01, vs (5), (6).