Research Article

A Comparison between Gadofosveset Trisodium and Gadobenate Dimeglumine for Steady State MRA of the Thoracic Vasculature

Table 3

Edge sharpness and standard deviation (SD) for SS-MRA using gadofosveset trisodium and gadobenate dimeglumine measured in three vessels.

Edge sharpness95% confidence
interval
-value
GadofosvesetGadobenateDifference
Mean (SD)Mean (SD)

LPV2.2 (0.7)2.0 (0.5)−0.2(−0.6, 0.2)0.34
As Ao2.8 (0.6)3.3 (1.5)0.5(−0.2, 1.2)0.17
Desc Ao2.2 (0.4)2.2 (0.6)0.0(−0.4, 0.3)0.78

Left pulmonary vein (LPV), ascending aorta (As Ao), descending aorta (Desc Ao). See also Figure 4.