Table 4.
Measurements of vessel diameters with native relaxation-enhanced angiography without contrast (REACT) and contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography (CMRA)
| Reader 1 | Reader 2 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Native REACT CMRA (mm) | Contrast-enhanced steady-state CMRA (mm) | P value | Native REACT CMRA (mm) | Contrast-enhanced steady-state CMRA (mm) | P value | ||
| Ascending aorta | 19.2 ± 5.0 | 19.1 ± 4.9 | 0.174 | 19.2 ± 5.1 | 19.1 ± 4.8 | 0.253 | |
| Descending aorta | 9.2 ± 1.4 | 9.1 ± 1.2 | 0.354 | 9.2 ± 1.3 | 9.2 ± 1.2 | 0.369 | |
| Main pulmonary artery/conduit | 16.6 ± 5.6 | 16.5 ± 5.5 | 0.633 | 16.6 ± 5.5 | 16.6 ± 5.4 | 0.789 | |
| Right pulmonary artery | 9.8 ± 2.5 | 9.8 ± 2.6 | 0.775 | 9.7 ± 2.5 | 9.7 ± 2.6 | 0.352 | |
| Left pulmonary artery | 9.3 ± 3.4 | 9.5 ± 3.4 | 0.231 | 9.4 ± 3.2 | 9.5 ± 3.3 | 0.193 | |
| Right superior pulmonary vein | 9.0 ± 2.2 | 9.0 ± 2.2 | 0.779 | 9.0 ± 2.2 | 9.0 ± 2.2 | 0.976 | |
| Right inferior pulmonary vein | 9.1 ± 2.1 | 9.4 ± 2.1 | 0.009 | 9.1 ± 2.0 | 9.3 ± 1.9 | 0.017 | |
| Left superior pulmonary vein | 7.5 ± 1.7 | 7.4 ± 1.7 | 0.635 | 7.6 ± 1.6 | 7.4 ± 1.7 | 0.291 | |
| Left inferior pulmonary vein | 8.3 ± 1.7 | 8.6 ± 1.6 | 0.011 | 8.2 ± 1.6 | 8.4 ± 1.5 | 0.033 | |
Data is given as means ± standard deviations. P values refer to paired t-test. Bold p-values indicate statistically significant results