Table 2.
Summary DSI data comparing 3D whole heart data from slack and contractured hearts. The following were observed in the contractured vs slack hearts: (i) mean squared length (MSL) showed a substantial increase in standard deviation, (ii) generalised fractional anisotropy (GFA) values decreased along with its standard deviation, and (iii) mean kurtosis (MK) decreased slightly while its standard deviation increased dramatically.
| Slack |
Contracture |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| MSL | 0.0627 | 0.0063 | 0.0643 (+2.6%) | 0.0095 (+51%) |
| GFA | 0.294 | 0.061 | 0.227 (−23%) | 0.050 (−18%) |
| MK | 1.07 | 0.17 | 0.970 (−9.3%) | 0.295 (+74%) |