Table 1.

Comparison of overall image quality score and artifact severity score evaluated from the results of NC-MRA and CE-MRA.

Aorta	IQ			Artifact
Segment	NC-MRA	CE-MRA	p-value	NC-MRA	CE-MRA	p-value
SOV	3.11±0.65	2.86±0.56	0.301	2.72±0.86	2.75±0.55	0.842
STJ	3.31±0.62	2.94±0.64	0.720	3.14±0.59	2.83±0.51	0.109
AA	3.17±0.77	3.25±0.67	0.770	2.92±0.84	2.94±0.51	0.929
ARCH	3.42±0.91	3.39±0.53	0.941	3.17±0.97	3.22±0.46	0.979
DA	3.81±0.35	3.69±0.35	0.489	3.61±0.44	3.56±0.38	0.827
DIAPH	3.81±0.35	3.78±0.26	0.718	3.56± 0.38	3.56±0.34	0.750
GV	2.39±0.78	3.58±0.49	0.0001*	1.61± 0.81	3.50±0.57	0.0004*
CA	2.31±0.93	1.53 ±0.50	0.013*	1.92±1.17	1.0±0.64	0.017*

SOV= Sinus of Valsalva; STJ=Sinotubular Junction; AA= Ascending Aorta; ARCH= Aortic Arch; DA= Descending Aorta; DIAPH= Diaphragmatic Aorta; GV= Great Vessels; CA= Coronary Arteries.

^*p value <0.05 and indicates statistically significant