Table 3.
Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and image noise measured in muscular tissue and subcutaneous fat; mean ± standard deviation (SD); IQL = image quality level; † indicates pairs with p-values < 0.05 in the post hoc test.
| IQL 70 | IQL 60 | IQL 50 | Stat. Test | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
| Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) | |||||||
| Muscle | † 6.20 | ±1.52 | 6.14 | ±1.22 | † 5.39 | ±1.25 | p = 0.023 |
| Fat | 13.33 | ±3.27 | 13.92 | ±3.30 | 12.20 | ±2.88 | p = 0.079 |
| Image Noise | |||||||
| Muscle | 9.13 | ±1.99 | 8.87 | ±1.65 | 9.91 | ±1.77 | p = 0.052 |
| Fat | 8.57 | ±2.25 | 8.20 | ±1.83 | 9.24 | ±1.86 | p = 0.099 |