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Table 2 Image quality scoring system for contrast between blood pool and balloon of the wedge catheter

From: Improved passive catheter tracking with positive contrast for CMR-guided cardiac catheterization using partial saturation (pSAT)

Score

Description

1

Poor. Impossible to differentiate balloon and blood pool.

2

Low. Differentiation of blood and balloon difficult to perform.

3

Intermediate. Adequate signal disparity.

4

Good. Differentiation of blood and balloon easily performed.

5

Excellent. Excellent contrast between blood and balloon