Free-breathing high resolution modified Dixon steady-state angiography with compressed sensing for the assessment of the thoracic vasculature in pediatric patients with congenital heart disease

Table 3 Image quality assessment of the thoracic vasculature in pediatric patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) according to a 5-point Likert grading scale

Thoracic vessels	Image quality assessment		P value
Thoracic vessels	First-pass CMRA	mDixon steady-state CMRA
Ascending aorta	3.8 ± 0.7	4.7 ± 0.7	< 0.001
Main pulmonary artery /conduit	3.7 ± 0.8	4.7 ± 0.6	< 0.001
Pulmonary arteries	3.4 ± 0.6	4.6 ± 0.3	< 0.001
Pulmonary veins	2.9 ± 0.6	4.3 ± 0.6	< 0.001
Superior vena cava/Glenn anastomosis	3.7 ± 0.8	4.5 ± 0.7	< 0.001
Inferior vena cava	2.7 ± 0.8	4.2 ± 0.7	< 0.001
Overall image quality	3.3 ± 0.5	4.5 ± 0.5	< 0.001

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