Table 2.
Global mean values of ADC and lung morphometry parameters derived from the FS and prospectively undersampled acquisitions for the 5 healthy volunteers
Participants | Methods | ADC (cm2/s) | R (μm) | r (μm) | h (μm) | Lm (μm) | SVR (cm−1) |
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H1 | FS | 0.0353 ± 0.0103 | 339 ± 58 | 146 ± 34 | 194 ± 46 | 197 ± 44 | 211 ± 37 |
DC-RDN | 0.0352 ± 0.0106 | 341 ± 62 | 150 ± 36 | 192 ± 45 | 200 ± 46 | 209 ± 41 | |
H2 | FS | 0.0388 ± 0.0093 | 354 ± 69 | 173 ± 37 | 181 ± 57 | 225 ± 60 | 187 ± 38 |
DC-RDN | 0.0384 ± 0.0099 | 353 ± 65 | 168 ± 40 | 185 ± 54 | 221 ± 64 | 192 ± 40 | |
H3 | FS | 0.0346 ± 0.0090 | 340 ± 56 | 141 ± 32 | 199 ± 42 | 193 ± 38 | 214 ± 35 |
DC-RDN | 0.0347 ± 0.0101 | 337 ± 63 | 144 ± 42 | 194 ± 41 | 193 ± 43 | 217 ± 43 | |
H4 | FS | 0.0390 ± 0.0089 | 356 ± 67 | 170 ± 36 | 186 ± 55 | 221 ± 52 | 189 ± 37 |
DC-RDN | 0.0387 ± 0.0098 | 351 ± 70 | 173 ± 44 | 179 ± 48 | 218 ± 51 | 192 ± 39 | |
H5 | FS | 0.0332 ± 0.0075 | 339 ± 49 | 139 ± 28 | 199 ± 37 | 191 ± 32 | 215 ± 31 |
DC-RDN | 0.0326 ± 0.0092 | 332 ± 54 | 137 ± 34 | 194 ± 40 | 187 ± 35 | 220 ± 39 | |
Mean | FS | 0.0362 ± 0.0026 | 346 ± 9 | 154 ± 16 | 192 ± 8 | 205 ± 16 | 203 ± 14 |
DC-RDN | 0.0359 ± 0.0026 | 343 ± 9 | 154 ± 16 | 189 ± 7 | 204 ± 15 | 206 ± 13 | |
Overall mean differences | −0.72% | −0.81% | 0.46% | −1.52% | −0.74% | 1.41% |
ADC, apparent diffusion coefficient; COPD, chronic obstructive lung disease; DC-RDN, deep cascade of residual dense network; FS, fully sampled; h, alveolar sleeve depth; Lm, mean linear intercept; R, acinar duct radius; r, acinar lumen radius; SVR, surface-to-volume ratio