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. 2015 Apr 28;21(16):5017–5022. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i16.5017

Table 2.

mean ± SD for subjective image scores for Dixon fat-water separation and chemically selective fat saturation

Parameter FS-VIBE Dixon-VIBE P value
Sharpness of tumor 3.22 ± 0.47 2.78 ± 0.47 < 0.0001
Sharpness of vessels 3.20 ± 0.46 2.73 ± 0.49 0.0001
Strength and homogeneity of fat suppression 2.98 ± 0.25 3.6 ± 0.53 < 0.0001
Artifacts 2.98 ± 0.25 2.86 ± 0.35 0.0340

FS: Chemically selective fat saturation; VIBE: Volumetric interpolated breath-hold examination.