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Table 3 Comparison of energy spectrum parameters in venous 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 ± 0.35

1023.60 (1014.26, 1029.65)

15.77 ± 6.13

0.41 (0.32, 0.52)

1.84 ± 0.71

SC

8.23 ± 0.31

1029.28(1024.18, 1033.75)

11.05 ± 5.83

0.34 (0.2, 0.47)

1.24 ± 0.59

P-value

<0.01

0.02

<0.01

0.03

<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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