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. 2018 Jun 14;19(4):692–703. doi: 10.3348/kjr.2018.19.4.692

Table 4. Pearson Correlation Coefficients (R) between Patient-Related Parameters and Image Quality Parameters.

Slice Thickness-Normalized Image Noise SNR CNR Subjective Image Quality Grade
Aw
 Group 1 0.43 (p = 0.005) 0.20 (p = 0.2) 0.14 (p = 0.4) 0.27 (p = 0.09)
 Group 2 0.47 (p = 0.002) 0.08 (p = 0.6) 0.03 (p = 0.9) 0.12 (p = 0.5)
Abody
 Group 1 0.32 (p = 0.04) 0.14 (p = 0.4) 0.10 (p = 0.5) 0.18 (p = 0.3)
 Group 2 0.49 (p = 0.001) 0.08 (p = 0.6) 0.03 (p = 0.8) 0.13 (p = 0.4)
Dbody
 Group 1 0.25 (p = 0.1) 0.12 (p = 0.5) 0.10 (p = 0.5) 0.19 (p = 0.2)
 Group 2 0.19 (p = 0.2) 0.02 (p = 0.9) 0.01 (p = 0.9) 0.11 (p = 0.5)
AP
 Group 1 0.39 (p = 0.01) 0.07 (p = 0.7) 0.02 (p = 0.9) 0.17 (p = 0.3)
 Group 2 0.45 (p = 0.003) 0.12 (p = 0.5) 0.07 (p = 0.7) 0.09 (p = 0.6)
Deff
 Group 1 0.36 (p = 0.02) 0.10 (p = 0.6) 0.05 (p = 0.7) 0.20 (p = 0.2)
 Group 2 0.41 (p = 0.007) 0.17 (p = 0.3) 0.12 (p = 0.5) 0.11 (p = 0.5)
LAT
 Group 1 0.21 (p = 0.2) 0.10 (p = 0.5) 0.09 (p = 0.6) 0.17 (p = 0.3)
 Group 2 0.31 (p = 0.049) 0.17 (p = 0.3) 0.14 (p = 0.4) 0.22 (p = 0.2)
Age
 Group 1 0.34 (p = 0.03) 0.01 (p = 1.0) 0.05 (p = 0.8) 0.17 (p = 0.3)
 Group 2 0.44 (p = 0.004) 0.05 (p = 0.7) 0.11 (p = 0.5) 0.08 (p = 0.6)