Table 2.

Statistics for HU distributions for different tissues across all 28 CT scans. AscAorta=ascending aorta, DescAorta=descending aorta, PA=pulmonary artery, PaArtifact=pulmonary artery with artifact, IVC=inferior vena cava, Effusion=pleural effusion, Meso=mesothelioma.

Tissue type	Emprical percentiles (HU)							Percentile differences		Interpatient variability
	Min	2.5%	25%	Median	75%	97.5%	Max	25%–75%	2.5%–97.5%	SD of medians
Heart	−482	14	118	169	223	351	1908	105	337	36
AscAorta	23	147	211	246	286	381	508	75	234	47
DescAorta	−142	103	197	236	278	372	598	81	269	41
PA	−71	95	172	218	261	362	521	89	267	60
PaArtifact	−132	97	171	216	263	396	659	92	299	56
IVC	−150	14	92	129	170	267	506	78	253	30
Effusion	−217	−102	−24	4	30	87	224	54	189	41
Meso	−258	−52	23	56	91	181	355	68	233	26
Muscle	−260	−33	37	61	85	147	393	48	180	7
Spleen	−205	11	94	130	168	252	492	74	241	25
Liver	−315	−31	56	92	126	205	480	70	236	23
Fat	−339	−156	−112	−93	−72	−19	204	40	137	11
Fat Artifact	−1000	−254	−112	−61	3	205	1545	115	459	38