Table 5 FLAIR values (mean ± standard deviation) and ratios with 95% confidence interval

FLAIR-value (tumor)

418 ± 100**

470 ± 110

495 ± 157

461 ± 79

459 ± 87

FLAIR-value (edema 5 mm)

565 ± 104

535 ± 149

577 ± 225

478 ± 120

533 ± 79*

FLAIR-value (edema 10 mm)

571 ± 98

562 ± 172

583 ± 241*

508 ± 100

562 ± 73*

FLAIR-value (edema 20 mm)

566 ± 100

537 ± 145

531 ± 230

505 ± 113

558 ± 68

FLAIR-ratio (tumor)

1.38 ± 0.34**

(1.31–1.43)

1,56 ± 0.29

(1.52–1.61)

1.62 ± 0.31

(1.53–1.71)

1.64 ± 0.28

(1.52–1.76)

1.51 ± 0.28*

(1.45–1.57)

FLAIR-ratio (edema 5 mm)

1.87 ± 0.33*

(1.81–1.94)

1.80 ± 0.30

(1.73–1.87)

1.88 ± 0.29*

(1.75–2.00)

1.64 ± 0.34*

(1.45–1.84)

1.80 ± 0.27

(1.71–1.89))

FLAIR-ratio (edema 10 mm)

1.94 ± 0.30

(1.86–2.01)

1.80 ± 0.28

(1.71–1.89)

1.85 ± 0.33

(1.68–2.02)

1.63 ± 0.08

(1.54–1.72)

1.80 ± 0.24

(1.66–1.93)

FLAIR-ratio (edema 20 mm)

1.93 ± 0.29

(1.84–2.02)

1.78 ± 0.27

(1.67–1.89)

1.89 ± 0.41

(1.57–2.21)

1.64 ± 0.06

(1.56–1.71)

1.76 ± 0.15

(1.66–1.86)