Table 1.
(A) LEA | Mean HU ± SD of the ROI in conventional CT | Mean DU ± SD of the ROI in cone-beam CT | p-valuea |
Onyx 18 | 48.15 ± 14.32 HU | 57.77 ± 10.54 DU | p < 0.001 |
Squid 18 | 22.94 ± 9.12 HU | 41.88 ± 7.22 DU | |
PHIL 25% | 7.56 ± 1.34 HU | 35.22 ± 5.84 DU | |
Saline | 6.33 ± 1.21 HU | 30.44 ± 2.07 DU | |
(B) LEA | Mean ± SD of the qualitative analysis in conventional CT | Mean ± SD of the qualitative analysis in cone-beam CT | p-valuea |
Onyx 18 | 2.43 ± 0.44 | 1.78 ± 0.38 | p < 0.001 |
Squid 18 | 2.70 ± 0.44 | 1.90 ± 0.53 | |
PHIL 25% | 3.88 ± 0.56 | 2.78 ± 0.41 | |
Saline | 5.00 ± 0.00 | 4.60 ± 0.48 |
aKruskal-Wallis test; for the p-values of the post hoc test, see Table 2
LEA liquid embolic agent, HU Hounsfield units, DU density units, SD standard deviation, ROI region of interest