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. 2017 Sep;38(9):1748–1753. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A5262

Table 4:

Signal intensity of optic nerve segments evaluated on 3D DIR in patients with MS

Optic Nerve Segment (No. of Nerves Evaluated) Signal Intensity on 3D DIR Compared with Signal Intensity of the Lateral Rectus Muscle (%)
Hypointense Isointense Hyperintense Isointense or Hyperintense
Retrobulbar (190) 108 (57%) 8 74 82 (43%)
Canalicular (190) 129 (68%) 9 52 61 (32%)
Prechiasmatic (190) 178 (93.5%) 9 4 13 (6.5%)
Chiasm (95) 89 (93.5%) 5 1 6 (6.5%)