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Table 3 Comparison of functional imaging parameters between healthy young and healthy old subjects

From: Evaluation of skeletal muscle microvascular perfusion of lower extremities by cardiovascular magnetic resonance arterial spin labeling, blood oxygenation level-dependent, and intravoxel incoherent motion techniques

Parameter

P-value

Anterior

Lateral

Soleus

Gastrocnemius

ASL-Blood flow

0.005

0.007

0.004

0.003

BOLD-T2*

0.978

0.367

0.531

0.567

IVIM-f

0.216

0.285

< 0.001

< 0.001

IVIM-D

0.014

0.160

0.807

0.012

IVIM-D*

0.567

0.338

0.683

0.011

  1. Data are P-values derived from the Mann-Whitney U test. After Bonferroni correction, P < 0.0125 denotes statistical significance. The statistically significant values are presented in bold
  2. ASL arterial spin labeling, BOLD blood oxygenation level-dependent, IVIM intravoxel incoherent motion
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Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

ISSN: 1532-429X

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