TABLE 5

Reproducibility of Functional Measurements in Infarcted Rats

ParameterMeanReproducibility
Interscan (n = 8)
 Ejection fraction45%3.6% ± 2.4%
 Diastolic volume834 mm349 ± 12 mm3
 Systolic volume462 mm337 ± 17 mm3
Intersubject (n = 5)
 Ejection fraction45%8.1% ± 2.4%
 Diastolic volume832 mm3126 ± 20 mm3
 Systolic volume462 mm3121 ± 14 mm3
  • Volumes are after normalization. Because interscan data are normalized to average weight of each rat, and intersubject data are normalized to average weight of all rats for each scan, the means differ slightly.