Magnetic resonance imaging scanning susceptibility weighted imaging sequences in the diagnosis and prognostic evaluation of neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy

Table 3 Comparison of brain injury and cerebral hemorrhage cut-off area between magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography scans of neonatal patients with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (mm²)

Inspection method	MRI total area of maximum level of brain damage	Total cerebral hemorrhage in most layers
MRI (n = 23)	14.25 ± 2.31	12.04 ± 1.24
CT (n = 23)	12.14 ± 1.81	10.13 ± 1.02
t	3.448	5.705
P value	0.001	< 0.001

MRI: Magnetic resonance imaging; CT: Computed tomography.