Measurement of myocardial blood flow by cardiovascular magnetic resonance perfusion: comparison of distributed parameter and Fermi models with single and dual bolus

Table 3 Healthy volunteer mean (SD) myocardial blood flow values calculated using dual and single bolus analysis

Modeling values/Method	Fermi	Fermi	DP	DP	DP-First pass	DP-First pass
Modeling values/Method	Dual bolus	Single bolus	Dual bolus	Single bolus	Dual bolus	Single bolus
Myocardial blood flow-Stress (mL/min/mL)	3.57 (0.59)*	4.57 (0.62)*	3.16 (0.71)	3.45 (0.48)	3.39 (0.56)	3.47 (0.50)
Myocardial blood flow-Rest (mL/min/mL)	1.48 (0.40)	1.57 (0.33)	1.23 (0.26)	1.46 (0.29)	1.18 (0.26)	1.34 (0.31)

Statistical differences between single and dual bolus analysis are indicated with *.

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