The value of 3D high-resolution IR-prepared fast spoiled gradient-recalled MRI in the diagnosis of meningeal carcinomatosis involving the cranial nerves

Table 2 Number of patients with cranial nerves involved in MRI

Cranial nerve	N	Sequence		P
Cranial nerve	N	Conventional enhanced T1-weighted	3D BRAVO enhanced sequence	P
Facial and auditory nerves	114	31 (27.19%)	67 (58.77%)	< 0.001
Trigeminal nerve	114	22 (19.30%)	54 (47.37%)	< 0.001
Oculomotor nerve	114	2 (1.75%)	11 (9.65%)	< 0.001
Hypoglossal nerve	114	4 (3.51%)	10 (8.77%)	0.011
Optic nerve	114	1 (0.88%)	6 (5.26%)	0.015
Glossopharyngeal/vagus/accessory nerve complex	114	2 (1.75%)	4 (3.51%)	0.429
Abductor nerve	114	0	1 (0.88%)	1

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