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Mean vessel to background contrast total and per anatomical location.
| Anatomical location | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Abdominal position | Upper leg position | Lower leg position | |
| mDixon (mean ± SD) | 23.16 ± 8.4 | 23.69 ± 6.8 | 31.33 ± 6.3 | 15.60 ± 4.2 |
| Subtraction (mean ± SD) | 19.00 ± 8.1 | 18.98 ± 8.5 | 22.60 ± 4.3 | 15.56 ± 4.4 |
| Factor | 1.22 | 1.25 | 1.39 | 1.00 |
| P-value | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.91 |
SD, Standard deviation; Factor, Mean gain in vessel to background contrast with mDixon as compared to the subtraction method.
