Prospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2015.
World J Gastroenterol. Apr 28, 2015; 21(16): 5017-5022
Published online Apr 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i16.5017
Table 2 mean ± SD for subjective image scores for Dixon fat-water separation and chemically selective fat saturation
ParameterFS-VIBEDixon-VIBEP value
Sharpness of tumor3.22 ± 0.472.78 ± 0.47< 0.0001
Sharpness of vessels3.20 ± 0.462.73 ± 0.490.0001
Strength and homogeneity of fat suppression2.98 ± 0.253.6 ± 0.53< 0.0001
Artifacts2.98 ± 0.252.86 ± 0.350.0340