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Table 1 Comparison between EPI-FLASH and TrueFISP with identical resolution and imaging time

From: Whole-heart contrast-enhanced coronary magnetic resonance angiography in less than 5 minutes using gradient echo interleaved EPI

Sequence

Imaging time

Navigator efficiency

Image quality score

RCA length

LAD length

EPI-FLASH

4.7 ± 0.7

44.7 ± 6.2

3 ± 0.3

10.8 ± 2.1

11.5 ± 3.2

TrueFISP

4.9 ± 0.9

45.5 ± 7.9

2.2 ± 0.3

9.1 ± 1.72

11.0 ± 4.1

p value (n = 7)

0.5

0.8

0.001*

0.01*

0.4