TABLE 2:

Comparison of the incidence of high-intensity CSF artifacts at the basal cisterns between groups

Comparison of Parameters Changed^*	Parameters Maintained^*	Z Value	P Value	Significant Difference
+I sat vs −I sat	+FC/+TRF/2	0.148	.882	No
+I sat vs −I sat	−FC/−TRF/2	1.109	.268	No
2 vs 3	−FC/−TRF/+I sat	2.581	.010	Yes
+FC vs −FC	+TRF/2/+I sat	−0.114	.909	No
+FC vs −FC	−TRF/2/−I sat	0.420	.675	No
+TRF vs −TRF	+FC/2/−I sat	3.187	.001	Yes
+TRF vs −TRF	−FC/2/+I sat	2.168	.030	Yes
+FC/+TRF vs −FC/−TRF	2/+I sat	2.351	.019	Yes
+FC/+TRF vs −FC/−TRF	2/−I sat	3.530	<.001	Yes
+FC/+TRF/2/−I sat vs −FC/−TRF/3/+I sat	None	0.148	.882	No

* +FC indicates with FC along section direction; −FC, without FC; +I sat, with inferior inflow saturation; −I sat, without inferior inflow saturation; +TRF, with TRF pulses; −TRF, without TRF pulses; and 2 or 3, the interleaving acquisition factor.