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Table 1 Quantitative analysis results for image quality comparison between cDIG and LocReInv methods

From: 3D coronary dark-blood interleaved with gray-blood (cDIG) MRI

Method

Vessel wall

SNR

Lumen

SNR

Epicardial fat

SNR

Myocardium

SNR

Wall/blood

CNR

Wall/fat

CNR

Wall thickness(mm)

Lumen area(mm2)

Acquisition

Time (min)

cDIG (mean ± std)

19.4 ± 4.9

6.6 ± 3.0

9.6 ± 2.1

21.7 ± 6.6

12.8 ± 6.5

9.8 ± 3.8

1.4 ± 0.2

5.4 ± 1.6

8.1 ± 3.4

LocReInv (mean ± std)

20.2 ± 4.4

6.9 ± 2.8

10.8 ± 2.4

25.1 ± 8.2

13.3 ± 5.9

9.4 ± 2.9

1.4 ± 0.1

5.3 ± 1.9

7.0 ± 1.9

Wilcoxon test

ns

ns

ns

<0.05

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

  1. Note: ns - not significant