TABLE 2

Uptake in Spheric ROI* Inside Left Ventricle, as Measured in NCAT Phantom and Patients

Uptake in ROI (%)
Patients
Source of attenuation dataNCAT phantom, meanMeanRange
CE data, nonprocessed166146131–159
CE data, cylinder-threshold correction101104102–107
CE data, global-threshold correction99102100–103
  • * Of 25-mm diameter.

  • Images obtained with unenhanced CE attenuation data were used as reference value (100%).