3D whole-heart noncontrast coronary MR angiography based on compressed SENSE technology: a comparative study of conventional SENSE sequence and coronary computed tomography angiography

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Table 4 Average image scores of coronary arteries in NCMRA

	Average image score				CS4 Versus SENSE		CS5 Versus SENSE		CS6 Versus SENSE		CS4 Versus CS5		CS4 Versus CS6		CS5 Versus CS6
	SENSE	CS4	CS5	CS6	Z	P	Z	P	Z	P	Z	P	Z	P	Z	P
RCA	3 [3–4]	3 [3–4]	3 [3–4]	3 [2–3]	0.447	0.655	2.403	0.016*	6.689	< 0.001*	3.138	0.002*	6.997	< 0.001*	6.037	< 0.001*
LAD	3 [3–4]	3 [3–4]	3 [3–4]	3 [2–3]	0.192	0.847	3.779	< 0.001*	7.503	< 0.001*	4.221	< 0.001*	8.225	< 0.001*	6.576	< 0.001*
LCX	3 [2–3]	3 [2–3]	3 [2–3]	2 [2–3]	0.5	0.617	2.959	0.003*	5.905	< 0.001*	3.413	0.001*	5.798	< 0.001*	4.297	< 0.001*

Metric data are reported as median and interquartile range. LAD including the left main artery
RCA right coronary artery; LAD left anterior descending artery; LCX left circumflex artery
*The difference was statistically significant (p < 0.05)