TABLE 1

Linear Attenuation Coefficients and Windows for Generation and Segmentation of μ-Maps*

Segmentation
SegmentGenerationLowerUpper
Air000.040 cm−1
Adipose0.090 cm−1 (21)0.040 cm−10.095 cm−1
Soft0.100 cm−1 (9)0.095 cm−10.110 cm−1
Bone0.172 cm−1 (22)0.110 cm−1
  • * For example, adipose tissue is assigned a coefficient of 0.09 cm−1 in generation of maps; in segmentation, adipose tissue is defined by 0.04 cm−1 ≤ μ < 0.095 cm−1.