Image quality of 4 and 16 slice MSCT scanners
| 4 slice MSCT | 16 slice MSCT | p Value* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| *t Test. | |||
| †Image quality scored as 1, excellent; 2, good; 3, still diagnostic; 4, not diagnostic. | |||
| Data are mean (SD). | |||
| Heart rate (beats/min) | 65.1 (12.4) | 62.3 (11.0) | 0.06 |
| Image quality score† | 2.4 (0.9) | 1.7 (0.9) | <0.001 |
| Evaluable segments | 8.2 (2.8) | 11.1 (2.7) | <0.001 |
| Agatston score | 340.3 (1059.5) | 421.4 (959.5) | 0.29 |