Table 2:

Signal-to-noise ratio and contrast-to-noise ratio calculations^a

	FBP	ADMIRE 1	ADMIRE 3	ADMIRE 5
Signal-to-noise ratio
Sternocleidomastoid muscle	9.0 ± 2.5	10.8 ± 4.1	13.0 ± 4.4	16.4 ± 6.2
Submandibular gland	11.6 ± 4.6	12.3 ± 4.7	15.3 ± 6.8	19.6 ± 8.2
Contrast-to-noise ratio
Sternocleidomastoid muscle–fat	14.5 ± 8.1	13.8 ± 4.9	17.3 ± 7.7	22.6 ± 11.4
Submandibular gland–fat	19.1 ± 11.6	17.9 ± 8.2	22.6 ± 11.7	28.6 ± 17.1
IJV–sternocleidomastoid muscle	24.1 ± 10.1	28.7 ± 13.5	34.8 ± 16.3	41.2 ± 22.1

Note:—IJV indicates internal jugular vein.

^aData are means.