Table 3. Iodine uptake of opacifications compared to normally aerated lung.
Iodine uptake* | Ground glass | Consolidation | ||||
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total | Vessel enlargement | Pulmonary embolism | total | Vessel enlargement | Pulmonary embolism | |
increased | 60 | 52 | 2 | 48 | 36 | 0 |
equally | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
decreased | 16 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 7 |
total | 81 | 59 | 2 | 79 | 43 | 7 |
* Relative to iodine uptake in normally aerated lung.