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Table 2 Image quality scores for real-time and cine SSFP CMR of patients

From: Real-time cardiovascular magnetic resonance at 1.5 T using balanced SSFP and 40 ms resolution

Anatomical views

Number of views#

Real-time CMR

Cine CMR

Total

306

3.33 ± 0.77

3.70 ± 0.58

Four-chamber view

49

3.25 ± 0.67

3.66 ± 0.69

Three-chamber view

48

3.20 ± 0.72

3.73 ± 0.54

Two-chamber view

51

3.21 ± 0.88

3.71 ± 0.67

Short-axis base

53

3.67 ± 0.51

3.85 ± 0.43

Short-axis midcardial

53

3.50 ± 0.64

3.81 ± 0.48

Short-axis apex

52

3.10 ± 0.98

3.56 ± 0.64

  1. Values are given as mean ± standard deviation: 0 = no diagnostic quality, 1 = reduced diagnostic quality, 2 = many artifacts, 3 = some artifacts, 4 = optimal diagnostic quality.
  2. #Only those views of the 27 patients were included that were available for both sequences, unpaired views were excluded.