A comparison of the visualization of ICV and tributaries on the 3 different MRV techniques
Veins | MRV | PSI-MRV/3D CE-MRV | PSI-MRV/3D CE-FSPGR | 3D CE-MRV/3D CE-FSPGR | |||||
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PSI-MRV | 3D CE-MRV | 3D CE-FSPGR | |||||||
Range | Mean | Range | Mean | Range | Mean | ||||
ICV | 3–3 | 3.00 ± 0.00 | 3–3 | 3.00 ± 0.00 | 3–3 | 3.00 ± 0.00 | None | None | None |
TSV | 3–3 | 3.00 ± 0.00 | 3–3 | 3.00 ± 0.00 | 3–3 | 3.00 ± 0.00 | None | None | None |
SV | 2–3 | 2.90 ± 0.30 | 1–3 | 2.44 ± 0.52 | 2–3 | 2.73 ± 0.50 | PSIa | PSIa | FSPGRa |
Anterior caudate nucleus veins | 1–3 | 2.34 ± 0.81 | 0–3 | 1.44 ± 0.74 | 1–3 | 2.46 ± 0.57 | PSIa | FSPGRb | FSPGRa |
Superior choroidal vein | 0–1 | 0.86 ± 0.35 | 0–2 | 1.65 ± 0.66 | 0–2 | 1.85 ± 0.51 | 3D CE-MRVa | FSPGRa | FSPGRa |
Medial atrial vein | 0–3 | 1.93 ± 0.94 | 0–3 | 1.50 ± 0.91 | 0–3 | 2.09 ± 1.04 | PSIa | FSPGRc | FSPGRc |