Table 1:

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion ParametersControl GroupMacrocyclic GBCA GroupLinear GBCA Group
Initially selected576461
Age younger than 2 years356
Renal dysfunction200
Hepatic dysfunction322
Lesion in the cerebellum, midbrain, corpus striatum, or pulvinar of the thalamus321
Missing documentation of the prior contrast agent8117
Missing or unsatisfactory T1WI223
Missing or unsatisfactory SWI343
Different sequences and parameters between comparison T1WIs056
Final No. of groups333333