Original Article
Copyright ©2014 Baishideng Publishing Group Inc.
World J Radiol. May 28, 2014; 6(5): 192-202
Published online May 28, 2014. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v6.i5.192
Table 1 Imaging parameters
2D3D SPACE
CarotidsAxialCoronal
FOV140200
TR20001600
TE56128
AortaAxialDouble oblique
FOV300300
TR20001600
TE48128
Table 2 Mean and standard deviation of qualitative assessments
VesselSequenceImQVWDFSArtifacts
Carotids2D TSE4.0 ± 0.674.3 ± 0.674.2 ± 0.634.1 ± 0.73
CarotidsSPACE3.7 ± 0.674.2 ± 0.784.5 ± 0.523.9 ± 0.73
Aorta2D TSE3.9 ± 0.734.0 ± 0.673.8 ± 0.633.4 ± 0.84
AortaSPACE4.0 ± 0.674.3 ± 0.824.1 ± 0.563.6 ± 0.84
Femoral2D TSE3.9 ± 0.733.4 ± 0.843.5 ± 0.854.0 ± 0.67
FemoralSPACE2.8 ± 0.7912.3 ± 0.9412.4 ± 0.9613.1 ± 0.571
Table 3 Morphometric analysis results between three-dimensional SPACE and two-dimensional turbo spin echo images for lumen area and total vessel area
MorphometricparameterVessel2D TSE3D SPACEaPICC
LAAorta334.36 ± 59.42372.74 ± 89.6910.0220.8341
LARCC34.76 ± 8.6434.60 ± 11.910.9410.8191
LALCC33.58 ± 6.3833.04 ± 9.420.7600.8551
LARF19.66 ± 9.3720.95 ± 5.280.6210.7721
LALF27.15 ± 16.1334.50 ± 13.950.0660.8181
TVAAorta224.29 ± 47.98239.09 ± 63.9310.0270.9561
TVARCC38.19 ± 8.0445.35 ± 11.5710.0280.581
TVALCC36.76 ± 13.3244.35 ± 16.7310.0410.7721
TVARF47.42 ± 20.2864.23 ± 15.3010.0190.7661
TVALF51.03 ± 17.1771.56 ± 20.1510.0010.8081