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Table 5 Measured mean HU value and standard deviation of GGNs (Mean ± SD)

From: Assessing the effect of scanning parameter on the size and density of pulmonary nodules: a phantom study

Tube voltage

Tube current

8 mm

10 mm

12 mm

10 mm

12 mm

-630HU

-630HU

-630HU

-800HU

-800HU

80 kVp

 

-644.38 ± 29.60

-634.00 ± 20.83

-641.01 ± 25.95

-818.10 ± 19.64

-831.30 ± 33.15

100 kVp

100 mA

-641.31 ± 67.80

-630.29 ± 52.62

-638.17 ± 55.99

-816.07 ± 51.75

-831.74 ± 66.56

120 kVp

 

-640.15 ± 71.79

-637.72 ± 38.27

-643.33 ± 51.21

-820.28 ± 62.46

-828.62 ± 48.51

80 kVp

 

-612.93 ± 109.15

-629.60 ± 73.83

-634.90 ± 68.67

-798.15 ± 94.14

-834.06 ± 58.01

100 kVp

140 mA

-641.16 ± 54.04

-629.81 ± 53.56

-637.79 ± 50.37

-814.13 ± 62.24

-830.32 ± 49.31

120 kVp

 

-635.89 ± 75.87

-637.68 ± 45.04

-641.29 ± 39.36

-818.90 ± 45.88

-828.78 ± 37.22

80 kVp

 

-632.58 ± 41.85

-632.61 ± 54.81

-634.01 ± 60.96

-810.17 ± 83.81

-834.35 ± 52.13

100 kVp

200 mA

-640.15 ± 71.9

-634.78 ± 43.54

-638.14 ± 42.54

-817.02 ± 41.94

-830.28 ± 39.19

120 kVp

 

-633.01 ± 42.13

-637.44 ± 35.33

-639.29 ± 34.98

-818.53 ± 45.11

-828.39 ± 30.34

  1. Note: Bolded values indicate that the nodule CT value of the measured image for that scan condition is closest to the nodule CT value set by the model