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Table 1 Comparison of conventional-NAV and Heart-NAV for non-contrast whole-heart MRA (n = 10).

From: Prospective Heart Tracking for Respiratory Motion Compensation in Whole-heart Magnetic Resonance Angiography

 

Conventional-NAV

Heart-NAV

p-value

Scan time (min)

8.4 ± 2.2

7.5 ± 1.7

<0.01

RCA subjective sharpness

3.67 ± 0.49

3.77 ± 0.37

0.42

RCA objective sharpness

0.64 ± 0.04

0.67 ± 0.04

0.18

LAD subjective sharpness

3.55 ± 0.51

3.53 ± 0.46

0.91

LAD objective sharpness

0.61 ± 0.07

0.60 ± 0.07

0.62

LCX subjective sharpness

3.47 ± 0.55

3.43 ± 0.53

0.83

LCX objective sharpness

0.56 ± 0.07

0.56 ± 0.09

0.85

  1. Values are mean ± standard deviation. Subjective sharpness: 1-poor to 4-excellent. Objective sharpness: 0-blurred to 1-sharp. LAD, left anterior descending coronary artery; LCX, left circumflex coronary artery; RCA, right coronary artery.