Table 2 Reproducibility in PWV-assessment with MRI
From: Regional aortic pulse wave velocity with 2-directional in-plane velocity-encoded MRI
| Â | PWVtotal | PWVAA | PWVDA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | regional | conventional | regional | conventional | regional | conventional |
MRI1-MRI2 | 0.2 ± 0.3 m/s | 0.3 ± 0.6 m/s | 0.6 ± 0.9 m/s | 0.2 ± 1.0 m/s | 0.5 ± 0.7 m/s | 0.3 ± 0.8 m/s |
p-value | 0.02* | 0.11 | 0.01* | 0.48 | 0.02 | 0.23 |
Pearson R | 0.97 (p < 0.001) | 0.90 (p < 0.001) | 0.89 (p < 0.001) | 0.67 (p = 0.003) | 0.86 (p < 0.001) | 0.91 (p < 0.001) |
Variation | 7% | 12% | 15% | 20% | 15% | 15% |