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Table 2 Comparison of energy spectrum parameters in arterial phase of CT enhanced scanning between lung adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma patients

From: The diagnosis value of dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) multi-parameter imaging in lung adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma

Group

Zeff

WC

IC

NIC

K

AC

8.53 (8.2, 8.73)

1023.20 (1009, 1029.78)

15.70 (9.56, 20.53)

0.16 (0.11, 0.2)

1.76 (1.1, 2.42)

SC

8.25 (7.98, 8.43)

1027.84 (1023.83, 1033.75)

10.52 (6.4, 13.6)

0.13 (0.08, 0.16)

1.27 (0.75, 1.7)

P-value

<0.01*

0.03*

<0.01*

0.05*

0.01*

  1. *P < 0.05. AC: adenocarcinoma; SC: Squamous cell carcinoma; WC: water concentration; IC: iodine concentration; NIC: normalized iodine concentration; Zeff: Z effective; K: slope of the curve
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