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Table 3 Quantitative analysis of the resulting geometrical properties of the vessel derived by the T2-prepared gradient echo technique and the conventional T2-weighted turbo spin echo technique

From: T2-prepared segmented 3D-gradient-echo for fast T2-weighted high-resolution three-dimensional imaging of the carotid artery wall at 3T: a feasibility study

 

T2W-3DTSE

T2P-3DGE

p

Mean

σ

Mean

σ

A endo (mm2)

90.1

31

90.1

28

0.06

A epi (mm2)

51.1

23.3

48

17.7

0.64

A wall (mm2)

39

10

42

12

0.024

  1. A endo area of the vessel lumen; A epi area of the vessel including lumen and wall; A wall area of the vessel wall
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