Table 6: Extent of the artifacts caused by the IPG and size of the artifacts caused by the leads
Cine
BBT2WI
LGE
IPG
87.7 ± 43.5
49.7 ± 27.4
47.1 ± 20.3
Leads
15.4 ± 6.1
9.6 ± 4.0
14.2 ± 2.7
Mean ± SD (mm)
*Cine: short-axis cine images
*BBT2WI: short-axis fat-suppressed black blood T2-weighted images
*LGE: short-axis late gadolinium enhancement images