Table 2.

Differences in temperature changes with two types of MRI scanners

Clinical Characteristics	MRI 3T n=202	MRI 1.5T n=48	P
Pre scan temperature (°C) (mean±SD)	36.54±0.33	36.47±0.35	0.069
Post scan temperature (°C) (mean±SD)	35.51±0.50	35.44±0.50	0.081
Mean change in temperature (°C) mean±SD	1.02±0.48	1.03±0.45	0.040
Direction of change in temperature	Count (%)	Count(%)
Increase(°C)
<0.5	2 (1.0)	0 (0)
>0.5	1 (0.5)	0 (0)
Decrease (°C)
<0.5	26 (10.4)(12.87)	8 (3.2) (16.6)
0.6-1	55 (22) (27.2)	12 (4.8) (25)
>1	115 (46) (56.9)	28 (11.2) (58.3)
No change (°C)	3 (1.2) (1.5)	0 (0)
	202 (80.8)	48 (19.2)