Table 3:

Objective signal intensity ratiosa

VariableSequence GroupP Valueb
Group B (n = 31)Group A (n = 33)
T2WI spinal cord–to-fat ratio
    Submandibular level5.7 ± 1.63.5 ± 3.4<.001
    Supraclavicular level7.4 ± 2.43.3 ± 3.4<.001
Post-Gad-T1WI spinal cord–to-fat ratio
    Submandibular level3.7 ± 1.40.9 ± 0.7<.001
    Supraclavicular level4.3 ± 2.00.5 ± 0.3<.001

  • ↵a Values are mean ± SD unless otherwise specified.

  • ↵b Mann-Whitney U test.