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Table 2 Overview of adenoma size

From: Detection of parathyroid adenomas with multiphase 4DCT: towards a true four-dimensional technique

  Size (mm) HUmax lesion (HU) HUmax thyroid (HU) HUmax lymph (HU) TTP lesion (s) TTP thyroid (s) MSI lesion (%) MSI thyroid (%) DLP (mGy.cm) E (mSv)
1 7.5 421 276 82 26.2 28.2 40.9 26.1 1122.3 8.4
2 14 505 279 92 30.8 33.6 40.5 12.5 703.5 5.3
3 12 264 326 115 31.4 34.7 18.8 9.9 643.3 4.8
4 9 381 318 93 35.6 39.6 21.7 11.9 1064.2 8.0
5 6 315 290 88 37.3 36.4 21.6 10.8 1083.4 8.1
6 35 454 321 97 32.0 32.4 34.5 18.1 742.5 5.6
7 7 372 491 123 29.7 32.7 32.9 24.2 199.7 1.5
8 11 487 334 101 28.0 28.9 40.9 23.9 656.1 4.9
9 12 366 317 92 28.2 26.2 36.1 37.6 552.9 4.1
10 15 518 342 84 26.6 27.9 40.9 40.5 827.2 6.2
11 5 302 390 109 26.9 28.4 16.7 38.6 962.9 7.2
12 9 327 384 104 28.1 29.2 34.9 33.0 181.8 1.4
13 22 392 355 112 30.4 30.2 25.9 19.6 631.5 4.7
14 30 262 246 102 42.2 44.9 8.4 5.4 1992.9 14.9
15 9 391 318 138 29.2 31.0 31.8 20.4 1996.1 15.0
Mean value 13.6 383.8 332.5 102.1 30.8* 32.3* 29.8** 22.2** 890.7 6.7
  1. HUmax values are given for both parathyroid and thyroid tissue as well as lymph nodes. Time to peak (TTP) and mean slope of increase (MSI) of parathyroid and thyroid tissue. Dose length product (DLP) and effective dose (E)
  2. *p-value 0.008
  3. **p-value 0.012
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