Table 4.

HU statistics of mesothelioma, muscle, and liver by scanner and reconstruction filter∕kernel combination. Meso=mesothelioma.

Tissue type	Filter∕kernel	Empirical percentiles (HU)							Percentile differences		Interpatient variability
		Min	2.5%	25%	Median	75%	97.5%	Max	25%–75%	2.5%–97.5%	SD of medians
Meso	16P B∕B	−116	−26	19	42	65	125	225	46	151	9
	16P D∕D	−225	−46	29	63	99	199	355	70	245	33
	64 D∕D	−200	−68	23	62	98	167	287	75	235	23
Muscle	16P B∕B	−160	1	40	58	76	116	186	36	115	6
	16P D∕D	−260	−38	38	62	86	151	393	48	189	8
	64 D∕D	−181	−48	30	60	88	153	277	58	201	5
Liver	16P B∕B	−92	16	70	98	125	180	300	55	164	23
	16P D∕D	−223	−37	48	85	121	196	480	73	233	26
	64 D∕D	−315	−50	52	93	132	223	442	80	273	18