Table 5. Ratings for artifacts. vessel-tissue contrast (VTC) and overall image quality (mean ratings from both readers).
aneurysm | 7 Tesla | 1.5 Tesla | 7 Tesla | 7 Tesla | 1.5 Tesla | 7 Tesla | 7 Tesla | 1.5 Tesla | 7 Tesla |
TOF MRA | TOF MRA | MPRAGE | TOF MRA | TOF MRA | MPRAGE | TOF MRA | TOF MRA | MPRAGE | |
artifacts | artifacts | artifacts | VTC | VTC | VTC | image quality | image quality | image quality | |
1 | 4.5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3.5 | 5 | 4 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
2 | 4 | 4.5 | 5 | 4.5 | 3 | 3.5 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
3 | 3.5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4.5 | 5 | 5 |
4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4.5 | 5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4.5 | 5 | 5 |
6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
7 | 5 | 3.5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5 |
8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
9 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4.5 | 5 | 5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5 |
10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
11 | 5 | 4.5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
13 | 3 | 3.5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
15 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4.5 | 4 | 5 |
16 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
17 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
18 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
19 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
20 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
mean | 4.3 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 5.0 |
5 = excellent. 4 = good. 3 = moderate. 2 = poor. and 1 = non-diagnostic vessel delineation.