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Table 2 Image quality of accelerated k-t SENSE and 2D-SSFP method

From: Clinical evaluation of left ventricular function and morphology using an accelerated k-t sensitivity encoding method in cardiovascular magnetic resonance

 

2D-SSFP

k-t

Score 0

Score 1

Score 2

Score 3

Score 0

Score 1

Score 2

Score 3

Image blurring/mis triggering

35

5

2

0

30

5

5

2

Shimming

40

1

1

0

37

0

2

3

Ghosts

42

0

0

0

36

6

0

0

Correct LV long axes

        

LV coverage

42

0

0

0

42

0

0

0

Metallic artifact

42

0

0

0

42

0

0

0

Orientation of stack

42

0

0

0

42

0

0

0

Signal loss

42

0

0

0

42

0

0

0

Slice thickness/Gap

42

0

0

0

42

0

0

0

Wrap around

42

0

0

0

42

0

0

0

Total scorea

0.33 ± 0.64

0.98 ± 1.25

  1. 2D-SSFP 2D steady-state free precession, LV left ventricle
  2. amean ± SD