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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Oct 20.
Published in final edited form as: Circulation. 2004 Feb 16;109(8):1016–1021. doi: 10.1161/01.CIR.0000116767.95046.C2

TABLE 2.

SNR and CNR for Plaque Components on T2-W and T1-W Imaging

T2-W Imaging T1-W Imaging T1-W Imaging After Contrast ANOVA P
SNR fibrous cap 11.47±3.79 12.69±6.61 19.90±9.42 <0.10
SNR thrombus 13.44±3.80 15.61 ±7.42 17.58±10.49 NS
SNR lipid core 6.75±2.85 12.19±6.40* 12.50±7.62* <0.01
CNR fibrous cap/lipid 4.52±1.93 2.82±3.77 7.78±3.88** <0.01
CNR thrombus/lipid 6.43±3.41 3.41 ±4.06 5.08±6.00 0.09
*

P<0.05 vs T2-W imaging.

†

P<0.05 vs T1-W imaging.