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Table 4 The cVRT and other sequences show the relationship among the tumor 、 the brachial plexus and blood vessels

From: The value of the cinematic volume rendering technique: magnetic resonance imaging in diagnosing tumors associated with the brachial plexus

Scanning sequence

Does or not the tumor originate from the brachial plexus nerve

Relationship between the tumor and the brachial plexus

Relationship between the tumor and the blood vessels

Determined

Not determined

Determined

Not determined

Determined

Not determined

T1WI

6

65

4

67

2

71

T2WI

8

53

6

65

3

71

3D-STIR-SPACE

60

11

58

13

0

71

T1WI + C

9

59

7

64

57

14

cVRT

68

3

65

6

63

8

  1. The cVRT was compared with the T1WI,T2WI,3D-STIR-SPACE and T1WI + C sequences in terms of clarifying the source of the tumor, the relationship between the tumor and the brachial plexus, and the relationship between the tumor and blood vessels. P values are less than 0.05