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. 2017 Mar 20;12(3):e0173592. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0173592

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*
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.