Fig. 2

Comparison of two T2-weighted MR images of a patient with protrude moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma involving the lesser curvature of the stomach showing the superiority of HASTE (a) over BLADE (b). The intermediate-signal-intensity gastric mass can be seen on both images (arrow). Image artifacts were rated as“not hampering image evaluation” (score 2) for T2- HASTE, but rated as“hampering image evaluation” (score 1) for T2-BLADE. Lesion conspicuity was rated as“excellently delimitable” (score4), and “50–75% of borders definable” (score3), respectively. HASTE image showed the outer boundary remained smooth and a small, round lymph node next to the lesion (arrowhead), while due to the artifacts of BLADE image, there appeared to be an irregular/nodular outer border with perigastric fat infiltration (arrowhead), which may lead to incorrect staging