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Table 1 Results of T2-weighted dark blood TSE and Post-stress perfusion cine SSFP imaging

From: SSFP cine images early post-gadolinium improve detection of myocardial oedema in acute myocardial infarction compared to T2-weighted dark blood turbo spin echo images

 

T2-weighted dark blood TSE

Post-stress perfusion cine SSFP

p-value*

Oedema volume (ml)

21.7 ± 9.1

31.7 ± 15.4

0.0031

Oedema mass (g)

22.8 ± 9.5

33.2 ± 16.2

0.0031

Relative percentage of oedema volume/Myocardial mass (%)

26.1 ± 6.3

38.0 ± 9.4

0.0010

Oedema ratio relative to skeletal muscle

Median : 1.6 Range: 1.1 -3.3

  
  1. * p-value: two-tailed paired t-test.