Table 2 Liver attenuation.

From: Iodine accumulation of the liver in patients treated with amiodarone can be unmasked using material decomposition from multiphase spectral-detector CT

  

Liver attenuation

All patients

TNC

58.8 ± 9.0

VNC-Chest

56.1 ± 8.0

VNC-Abdomen

59.1 ± 6.3

Difference of TNC and VNC-Chest

2.7 ± 5.8

Difference of TNC and VNC-Abdomen

−0.3 ± 6.7

Patients without Amiodarone treatment

TNC

58.1 ± 8.6

VNC-Chest

56.3 ± 8.3

VNC-Abdomen

59.2 ± 6.4

Difference of TNC and VNC-Chest

1.8 ± 4.6

Difference of TNC and VNC-Abdomen

−1.1 ± 5.6

Patients with Amiodarone treatment

TNC

63.1 ± 9.8

VNC-Chest

55.3 ± 5.8

VNC-Abdomen

58.7 ± 5.8

Difference of TNC and VNC-Chest

7.7 ± 8.9

Difference of TNC and VNC-Abdomen

4.3 ± 10.2

p-values

Patients with Amiodarone treatment vs. no Amiodarone

TNC

p = 0.04

VNC-Chest

p = 0.35

VNC-Abdomen

p = 0.62

Difference of TNC and VNC-Chest

p = 0.002

Difference of TNC and VNC-Abdomen

p = 0.004

  1. Attenuation in HU, LAI - Liver attenuation index, TNC - true non-contrast, VNC - virtual non-contrast, significant differences in bold.