Table 5.
Subjective evaluation scores of the ability to localize the scar in the each animal dataset in the gray blood (GB), black blood (BB), and conventional (phase-sensitive inversion recovery) late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) sequences
| GB-LGEa | BB-LGEa | Conventional LGEa | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PIG 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| PIG 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| PIG 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| PIG 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| PIG 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Mean ± SD | 4.0 ± 0.0 | 3.2 ± 0.5 | 2.0 ± 0.7 |
aData indicate the mean score of the two readers (the two readers’ scores were identical). Score values are: 1 = Challenging, 2 = Difficult, 3 = Moderate, 4 = Easy