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. 2021 Feb 24;22(6):994–1004. doi: 10.3348/kjr.2020.0994

Table 1. Features Analyzed by Algorithms with Units and Definitions.

Metric Name Unit Definition
Pulmonary metrics
 Lung volume mL Total volume of the lung
 PO % Percentage of volume of the lung affected by opacities, equivalent to GGO and consolidation
 PHO % Percentage of volume of the lung affected by high HU opacities (equal to or above -200 HU), equivalent to consolidations
 %LowHU % Percentage of volume of the lung with low attenuation, defined as < -950 HU
 LL# N Number of lung lesions detected (GGO or consolidations)
 LSS N Sum of severity scores for each of the five lung lobes*
 LHOS N Sum of severity scores for each of the five lung lobes, consolidation only*
Cardiovascular metrics
 TPV mL Total pericardial volume. This includes the heart as well as pericardial structures like fat and/or effusion
 QCC mm3 Total volume of coronary calcifications. Only available for CT without contrast
 D_AAsc mm Diameter of ascending aorta at the level of the right pulmonary artery
 D_Arch mm Diameter of aorta, midway through aortic arch region
 D_ADsc mm Diameter of descending aorta, midway between the branching of the subclavian artery and celiac artery

*Severity scores calculated as follows. 0: lobe not affected by GGO/consolidation, 1: 1–25% of lobe volume affected, 2: 25–50%, 3: 50–75%, 4: 75–100%. GGO = ground-glass opacity, HU = Hounsfield unit, QCC = quantification of coronary calcification