Table 5:

DTI with and without cardiac triggering^a

Measure	Level	No Triggering	Triggering	P Value
FA	Rostral	0.651 ± 0.054	0.664 ± 0.064	.41
	Mid/MCL	0.514 ± 0.068	0.558 ± 0.081	.06b
	Caudal	0.534 ± 0.057	0.562 ± 0.044	.07b
TRCOV	Rostral	2.6 ± 1.9%	1.5 ± 1.2%	.11
	Mid/MCL	3.6 ± 3.6%	2.2 ± 2.3%	.27
	Caudal	3.2 ± 3.5%	2.4 ± 2.3%	.52

^aPaired t tests were used to compare FA values extracted from WM at rostral (C1–C3), midcervical (C4–5, healthy subjects), or MCL (subjects with DCM), and caudal (C6–C7) levels between no triggering vs triggering in 10 subjects (4 healthy, 6 with DCM). Welch t tests were used to compare test-retest coefficient of variation between no triggering (n = 26) and triggering (n = 10).

^bTrends (P < .10).