Table 2:

Summary of T2-weighted and T2-weighted FLAIR sequences on which the tongue was evaluable within the study cohort and visibility of TSA by sequence

Tongue EvaluableTSA Present (%)TSA Absent (%)P Valuea
Axial T2 FS396 (15%)33 (85%).73
Axial FLAIR263 (12%)23 (88%)
 FS242 (8%)22 (92%).22
 Not FS21 (50%)1 (50%)
Coronal T2 FS81 (13%)7 (87%).43
Coronal FLAIR5516 (29%)39 (71%)
 FS4412 (27%)32 (73%).71
 Not FS114 (36%)7 (64%)
  • Note:—FS indicates fat-suppressed.

  • a Fisher exact test.