Evaluation of parenchymal metastases on contrast-enhanced images
| Feature | No. of Patients | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| FLAIR Superior to T1W* | FLAIR Equal to T1W | FLAIR Inferior to T1W | |
| Number of lesions | 5 | 20† | 8‡ |
| Lesion conspicuity | 5 | 1* | 27§ |
| Degree of contrast enhancement | 5 | 5* | 23‖ |
* In all patients, FLAIR was the second postcontrast sequence.
† In 19 patients, FLAIR was the second postcontrast sequence, and in one, the T1W sequence was second.
‡ In four patients, FLAIR was the second postcontrast sequence, and in the other four patients, the T1W sequence was second.
§ In 18 patients, FLAIR was the second postcontrast sequence, and in nine, the T1W sequence was second.
‖ In 10 patients, FLAIR was the second postcontrast sequence, and in 13, the T1W sequence was second.