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Table 1 Objective evaluation of WHCMRA image quality.

From: Whole heart coronary MRA at 3.0T: a comparison between multi and single- RF transmission

  

TFE

SSFP

SSFP+Tx

One-way ANOVA

Post test

Vessel sharpness (%)

RCA

35.2±8.6

37.7±7.2

32.6±5.5

p=0.308

-

LAD

40.5±4.7

37.8±5.6

41.6±6.2

p=0.294

-

 

LCx

32.4±5.5§

40.2±7.5§

38.4±6.1

p=0.030

§p=0.031

 

SNR muscle

RCA

13.2±3.7

9.5±3.4

12.8±4.7

p=0.099

-

LCA

11.0±2.7§

7.4±2.8§¶

11.8±3.4¶

p=0.007

§p=0.034, ¶p=0.008

 

SNR blood

RCA

19.4±4.2

16.3±6.5

21.6±7.0

p=0.154

-

LCA

16.9±3.2

13.1±4.8§

22.0±6.0§

p=0.001

§p=0.001

 

CNR

RCA

6.2±1.6

6.8±3.5

8.9±4.3

p=0.180

-

LCA

6.0±13§

5.6±2.5¶

10.2±4.2¶§

p=0.002

§p=0.009, ¶p=0.005

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