Table 3.
Summary of the results of the qualitative analysis. N (%) indicates the number of segments with the rating 5 (best) for each parameter. Mixed GLM refers to mixed general linear model. P-values in bold letters indicate statistical significances.
| Vessel Contrast = 5 | ||||
| N (%) | Mixed GLM P | Contrasts | Adjusted P | |
| FE4 | 107 (81.1%) | 0.011 | FE4 vs FE2 | 1 |
| FE2 | 98 (74.2%) | FE4 vs GD | 1 | |
| GD – Diluted (GD) | 104 (78.8%) | FE4 vs GU | 0.006 | |
| GD – Undiluted (GU) | 88 (66.7%) | FE2 vs GD | 1 | |
| FE2 vs GU | 1 | |||
| GD vs GU | 0.363 | |||
| Artifacts = 5 | ||||
| N (%) | Mixed GLM P | Contrasts | P-value | |
| FE4 | 119 (90.2%) | 0.009 | FE4 vs FH | 0.841 |
| FE2 | 124 (93.9%) | FE4 vs GD | 1 | |
| GD – Diluted (GD) | 120 (90.9%) | FE4 vs GU | 0.841 | |
| GD – Undiluted (GU) | 114 (86.4%) | FE2 vs GD | 1 | |
| FE2 vs GU | 0.010 | |||
| GD vs GU | 1 | |||
| Image Quality = 5 | ||||
| N (%) | Mixed GLM P | Contrasts | P-value | |
| FE4 | 103 (78.0%) | 0.008 | FE4 vs FE2 | 1 |
| FE2 | 96 (72.7%) | FE4 vs GD | 1 | |
| GD – Diluted (GD) | 104 (78.8%) | FE4 vs GU | 0.010 | |
| GD – Undiluted (GU) | 71 (53.8%) | FE2 vs GD | 1 | |
| FE2 vs GU | 0.647 | |||
| GD vs GU | 0.013 | |||