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Table 5 Subjective evaluation scores of the ability to localize the scar in the each animal dataset in the gray blood (GB), black blood (BB), and conventional (phase-sensitive inversion recovery) late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) sequences

From: Gray blood late gadolinium enhancement cardiovascular magnetic resonance for improved detection of myocardial scar

 

GB-LGEa

BB-LGEa

Conventional LGEa

PIG 1

4

3

1

PIG 2

4

3

3

PIG 3

4

4

2

PIG 4

4

3

2

PIG 5

4

3

2

Mean ± SD

4.0 ± 0.0

3.2 ± 0.5

2.0 ± 0.7

  1. aData indicate the mean score of the two readers (the two readers’ scores were identical). Score values are: 1 = Challenging, 2 = Difficult, 3 = Moderate, 4 = Easy