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 | |
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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) |