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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jul 14.
Published in final edited form as: Abdom Radiol (NY). 2020 Nov 19;46(5):1931–1940. doi: 10.1007/s00261-020-02857-0

Table 3.

Iodine slopes (λ) of cirrhotic and non-cirrhotic patients

Iodine slopes (λ) Cirrhotic (n = 40) Non-cirrhotics (n = 28) P value

Equilibrium-arterial phase
Caudate lobe 2.079 (1.388–2.983) 1.456 (0.761–1.928) 0.007
Right lobe 1.720 (1.120–2.503) 1.134 (0.406–−1.433) 0.003
Left lobe 2.053 (1.499–2.764) 1.512 (0.587–1.901) 0.002
Portal vein 3.150 (2.288–5.002) 2.286 (0.852–2.714) 0.001
Common hepatic artery 0.179 (−0.608–1.050) −0.065 (−1.159–0.404) 0.138
Equilibrium–PVP
Caudate lobe 0.317 (−0.368–1.492) −0.091 (−0.411–0.334) 0.055
Right lobe 0.106 (−0.454–1.025) −0.443 (−0.825–−0.122) 0.045
Left lobe 0.301 (−0.252–0.977) −0.096 (−0.348–0.243) 0.001
Portal vein 0.001 (−2.162–1.171) −0.404 (−1.534–0.404) 0.672
Common hepatic artery 0.252 (−1.440–1.773) −0.018 (−1.601–0.345) 0.370

Continuous variables are presented as median (interquartiles) and multiplied times 1000. P values are based on Mann–Whitney U tests