Research Article

Enhanced Myocardial Tissue Visualization: A Comparative Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Study of Gradient-Spin Echo-STIR and Conventional STIR Imaging

Table 2

Quantitative analysis of signal intensity (SI) ratio of normal myocardial tissue.

signal intensity ratioConventional STIRGraSE-STIRIntrarater correlation (ICC)Interrater correlation (IRR)

Basal0.710.62
Midventricle0.770.65
Basal0.800.72
2CH0.750.68
3CH0.70.62
4CH0.720.66
Global0.70.65