Superior visibility of paramagnetic rim lesions on filtered phase versus SWI

Key Points

• This research investigates the effectiveness of filtered phase images compared to enhanced magnitude images for paramagnetic rim lesion identification.
• Comparison of filtered phase images and enhanced magnitude images for identifying paramagnetic rim lesions (PRL).
• Evaluation conducted using standard susceptibility-weighted imaging (SWI) techniques.
• Assessment of clinical implications for PRL evaluation.
• Filtered phase images significantly improve the visibility of paramagnetic rim lesions compared to enhanced magnitude images.
• The research suggests filtered phase imaging should be the preferred method for PRL evaluation in clinical settings.