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. 2017 Nov 6;91(1081):20170285. doi: 10.1259/bjr.20170285

Table 5.

Qualitative assessment of image quality (visual scores for contrast enhancement)

Scanner-A Scanner-B p-value
Abdominal aorta (AP) 4.0 ± 0.0 4.0 ± 0.0 1.00
Hepatic parenchyma (PVP) 3.6 ± 0.5 3.8 ± 0.4 0.12
Pancreas (PVP) 3.1 ± 0.4 3.2 ± 0.6 0.31
Kidney (PVP) 3.3 ± 0.5 3.6 ± 0.5 <0.01
Spleen (PVP) 3.3 ± 0.5 3.6 ± 0.6 0.04
Portal vein (PVP) 3.3 ± 0.5 3.5 ± 0.5 0.11
Hepatic parenchyma (EP) 3.5 ± 0.5 3.8 ± 0.4 0.02
IVC (EP) 3.2 ± 0.5 3.3 ± 0.6 0.34

AP, arterial phase; EP, equilibrium phase; IVC, inferior vena cava; PVP, portal venous phase.

Note—data are the mean ± SD.