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Table 5 Statistical analysis of the subjective image quality of arterial segments in conventional-WBMRA and CS-WBMRA

From: Subtractionless compressed-sensing-accelerated whole-body MR angiography using two-point Dixon fat suppression with single-pass half-reduced contrast dose: feasibility study and initial experience

Arterial segment

Conventional-WBMRA

CS-WBMRA

P value

Right and left common carotid arteries

3.03 ± 0.16

3.3 ± 0.51

0.002

Right and left vertebral arteries

2.82 ± 0.46

3.13 ± 0.58

0.009

Brachiocephalic trunk

2.82 ± 0.39

3.09 ± 0.53

0.021

Thoracic aorta

3.66 ± 0.48

3.28 ± 0.59

0.004

Abdominal aorta

3.53 ± 0.6

3.41 ± 0.58

0.37

Right and left renal arteries

3.39 ± 0.72

3.24 ± 0.67

0.291

Superior mesenteric artery

3.34 ± 0.63

3.35 ± 0.53

0.99

Celiac artery

3.29 ± 0.57

3.41 ± 0.54

0.279

Right and left common iliac arteries

3.47 ± 0.6

3.39 ± 0.54

0.473

Right and left external iliac arteries

3.47 ± 0.6

3.52 ± 0.5

0.789

Right and left femoral arteries

3.08 ± 0.27

3.61 ± 0.49

0.000

Right and left popliteal arteries

3.13 ± 0.34

3.78 ± 0.41

0.000

Right and left anterior tibial arteries

3.29 ± 0.46

3.37 ± 0.68

0.268

Right and left posterior tibial arteries

3.11 ± 0.51

3.35 ± 0.64

0.032

Right and left peroneal arteries

3.11 ± 0.56

3.28 ± 0.66

0.123

Overall score comparison

3.22 ± 0.55

3.40 ± 0.60

< 0.001

  1. WBMRA whole body MR angiography