Table 2 Correction factors of the attenuation coefficients for the basis materials fibrin/platelets, RBC and WBC.
From: Five material tissue decomposition by dual energy computed tomography
Basis material name | Fibrin/Platelets | RBC | WBC | Fibrin/Platelets | RBC | WBC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Energy (keV) | 50 | 50 | 50 | 200 | 200 | 200 |
Correction\(_{Group1}\) (a.u.) | 0.9128 | 3.7418 | 1 | 0.8657 | 3.7399 | 1 |
Correction\(_{Group2}\) (a.u.) | 0.9836 | 3.6263 | 1 | 0.9401 | 3.6118 | 1 |
Correction\(_{Group3}\) (a.u.) | 0.9180 | 3.9191 | 1 | 0.8736 | 3.9229 | 1 |
Weighted mean of correction (a.u.) | 0.9311 | 3.7874 | 1 | 0.8859 | 3.7813 | 1 |
Weighted mean of attenuation [\(\, 1/{\rm cm}\)] | 0.2693 | 0.2769 | 0.2230 | 0.1636 | 0.1703 | 0.1361 |
