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Table 3 SNR and CNReff comparison of sinusoidal and trapezoidal motion sensitizing gradient with increased first order moment (six volunteers)

From: Optimization of Improved Motion-sensitized Driven-equilibrium (iMSDE) blood suppression for carotid artery wall imaging

 

Muscle SNR median [IQ]

p-value

Lumen SNR median [IQ]

p-value

Muscle CNReff median [IQ]

p-value

iMSDE

      

Sinusoidal

      

487 mT*ms2/m

50.2 [11.4]

<0.001*

5.4 [1.4]

0.338

20.9 [4.7]

<0.001*

1518 mT*ms2/m

37.1 [8.1]

4.4 [1.1]

15.3 [3.8]

3108 mT*ms2/m

26.2 [8.1]

4.2 [1.4]

13.4 [3.4]

Trapezoidal

  

487 mT*ms2/m

48.8 [11.7]

4.8 [1.4]

20.5 [5.5]

1518 mT*ms2/m

33.1 [7.3]

4.4 [1.1]

14.2 [4.9]

3108 mT*ms2/m

21.9 [8.1]

4.7 [1.2]

10.3 [2.9]

  1. *: significant difference.