Table 2.
Features of FCD recognized on 7 T MRI, all sequences combined
| Patient | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blurring | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | 9/9 |
| Focal thickening | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | + | 8/9 |
| Focal increased intensity | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | 9/9 |
| Transmantle sign | − | + | − | − | + | + | + | + | + | 6/9 |
| Transition to normal cortex | v | s | s | s | v | s | s | s | s | 2 vague, 7 sharp |
| Gyral pattern | norm | abn | abn | abn | norm | norm | abn | abn | abn | 6/9 |
| Abnormal internal structure | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | 9/9 |
| Total | 4/7 | 7/7 | 6/7 | 6/7 | 4/7 | 6/7 | 7/7 | 7/7 | 7/7 |
+ present, − not visible, v vague, s scharp, norm normal, abn abnormal