Table 4. Statistical evaluation of peak enhancement (Peak), time-to-peak (TTP), the diagnostic window for an enhancement > 300 HU (t300HU) and the bolus tracking delay time (Delay Time): p-values for multiple comparison among injection protocols A-D.
Pulmonary arteries | Aorta and branches | Descending aorta* | ||||
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Peak | TTP | Peak | TTP | t300HU | Delay time | |
A vs. B | 0.3715 | 0.1826 | 0.9975 | 0.8426 | 0.9402 | 0.2973 |
A vs. C | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | 0.9270 | < 0.0001 |
A vs. D | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | 0.3890 | < 0.0001 |
B vs. C | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | >0.9999 | < 0.0001 |
B vs. D | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | 0.7126 | < 0.0001 |
C vs. D | 0.0005 | 0.0072 | 0.5643 | 0.0001 | 0.7374 | 0.3677 |
* central slice position within the dynamic scan range; 2.5 s between each data point.