Table 1 Contrast to noise ratio
From: CMR myocardial infarct evaluation in a canine model by three different contrast agents
MRI variability sequence type | Â | Â | 15 minutes | 15 minutes | 30 minutes | 30 minutes | Â |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Number of images | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | p-value |
Segmented | Magnevist | 3 | 40.5 | 9.8 | 29.3 | 3.8 | 0.11 |
Segmented | Multihance | 2 | 28.5 | 5.7 | 16.5 | 6.8 | 0.04 |
Segmented | Ablavar | 2 | 19.6 | 1.9 | 20.9 | 0.7 | 0.38 |
Single shot | Magnevist | 6 | 21.2 | 9.1 | 15.4 | 8.9 | 0.01 |
Single shot | Multihance | 3 | 10.0* | 4.3 | 1.6** | 1.1 | 0.10 |
Single shot | Ablavar | 4 | 13.1 | 2.9 | 10.2 | 5.9 | 0.25 |
| Â | Â | Â | *p=0.04 | Â | **p=0.01 | Â | Â |