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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Sep 11.
Published in final edited form as: Med Phys. 2006 Aug;33(8):3006–3017. doi: 10.1118/1.2219332

Table III.

Measured CT numbers (HU) of a 9.5 mm diameter, 50 mg/cc CaCO3 nodule when scanned in water, in a 1.8 cm diameter air cavity, and in a 4.4 cm diameter air cavity for 3 CT scanners.

Scanner CT no. in water CT no. in 1.8 cm diameter air cavity CT no. in 4.4 cm diameter air cavity
GE LightSpeed Ultra-8 66 51 36
GE LightSpeed VCT 64 37 19
Siemens Sensation 64 66 99 95