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. 2021 Oct 25;23:117. doi: 10.1186/s12968-021-00810-8

Table 3.

Image quality assessment of the thoracic vasculature in pediatric patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) according to a 5-point Likert grading scale

Thoracic vessels Image quality assessment P value
First-pass CMRA mDixon steady-state CMRA
Ascending aorta 3.8 ± 0.7 4.7 ± 0.7 < 0.001
Main pulmonary artery /conduit 3.7 ± 0.8 4.7 ± 0.6 < 0.001
Pulmonary arteries 3.4 ± 0.6 4.6 ± 0.3 < 0.001
Pulmonary veins 2.9 ± 0.6 4.3 ± 0.6 < 0.001
Superior vena cava/Glenn anastomosis 3.7 ± 0.8 4.5 ± 0.7 < 0.001
Inferior vena cava 2.7 ± 0.8 4.2 ± 0.7 < 0.001
Overall image quality 3.3 ± 0.5 4.5 ± 0.5 < 0.001

All data are mean ± standard deviation