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Table 1 Mean T1 values and partition co-efficients observed

From: A comparison of methods for determining the partition coefficient of gadolinium in the myocardium using T1 mapping

Mean Values

Standard MOLLI

3-5 MOLLI

2-2-4 MOLLI

P-value

T1 of blood pre-contrast (msec)

1478±86

1480±100

1390±91

0.06

T1 of myocardium pre-contrast (msec)

972±27

953±38

919±84

0.11

T1 of blood post-contrast (msec)

488±36

487±43

484±44

0.97

T1 of myocardium post-contrast (msec)

601±37

597±37

600±30

0.96

Partition Co-efficients (CI-based method)

0.47±0.04

0.45±0.05

0.45±0.03

0.39

Partition Co-efficients (EPC-based method)

0.49±0.05

0.47±0.05

0.45±0.04

0.20