From: Grating-based x-ray dark-field CT for lung cancer diagnosis in mice
Group | Imaging modality | Nodules | Normal pulmonary parenchyma | Detectability index | ||
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Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |||
Day 8 | Attenuation | 0.517 | 0.039 | 0.500 | 0.039 | 0.436 |
Dark-field | 2.421 | 0.681 | 6.512 | 1.271 | 4.012 | |
Day 12 | Attenuation | 0.434 | 0.044 | 0.311 | 0.028 | 3.335 |
Dark-field | 4.089 | 0.925 | 7.222 | 0.951 | 3.340 | |
Day 16 | Attenuation | 0.558 | 0.030 | 0.368 | 0.061 | 3.953 |
Dark-field | 0.691 | 0.617 | 7.074 | 1.132 | 7.002 |