Table 3 Global lung and brain density and distribution
Lung CT scans | T0 | T60 | T120 | T240 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hounsfield units | HU | ||||
Control | -673 ± 19.6 | -679 ± 25.2 | -682 ± 24.5* | -711 ± 25.4* | |
AAP | -649 ± 46.9° | -566 ± 55.3*° | -489 ± 107.3*° | -413 ± 143.2*° | |
Normally aerated tissue | % | ||||
Control | 83.5 ± 4.0 | 83.6 ± 5.1 | 83.7 ± 4.8 | 84.6 ± 4.0 | |
AAP | 85 ± 4.3 | 68.3 ± 6.9*° | 57.1 ± 10.6*° | 48.6 ± 20.3*° | |
Poorly aerated tissue | % | ||||
Control | 11.3 ± 3.9 | 11.2 ± 5.1 | 10.6 ± 4.5 | 8.9 ± 4.0* | |
AAP | 12.1 ± 4.4 | 23.7 ± 4.4*° | 26.9 ± 7.1*° | 25.1 ± 4.4*° | |
Non-aerated tissue | % | ||||
Control | 2.2 ± 2 | 2.1 ± 2.4 | 2.2 ± 2.3 | 1.9 ± 2.1* | |
AAP | 2 ± 0.6 | 6.9 ± 6.2*° | 15.1 ± 10*° | 25.6 ± 17.9*° | |
Brain CT scans | |||||
Hounsfield units | HU | ||||
Control | 32.3 ± 5.4 | 31.2 ± 5.4 | 33.4 ± 4.5 | 32.6 ± 4.7 | |
AAP | 29.9 ± 3.8 | 28.7 ± 6.8 | 29.6 ± 5.7 | 29.8 ± 5.7 |