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World J Radiol. May 28, 2023; 15(5): 146-156
Published online May 28, 2023. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v15.i5.146
Published online May 28, 2023. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v15.i5.146
Table 2 Comparison between measurements on initial and follow-up computed tomography
| CT measurement | CTEPH, n = 15 | Control, n = 45 | ||||
| Initial | Follow-up | P value | Initial | Follow-up | P value | |
| Total lung volume in mL, mean (95%CI) | 3238 (3016, 4494) | 3360 (2687, 4043) | 0.004b | 3669 (3063, 4167) | 3657 (2993, 4385) | 0.9 |
| Right lung volume in mL, mean (95%CI) | 1879 (1700, 2619) | 1817 (1522, 2299) | 0.003b | 1939 (1635, 2268) | 1990 (1614, 2347) | 0.9 |
| Right upper + middle lobe volume in mL, mean (95%CI) | 977 (913, 1103) | 973 (900, 1148) | 0.2 | 1028 (868, 1169) | 1010 (865, 1212) | 1.0 |
| Right lower lobe lung volume in mL, mean (95%CI) | 978 (737, 1123) | 815 (611, 1111) | 0.01a | 931 (707, 1112) | 911 (733, 1148) | 0.8 |
| Left lung volume in mL, mean (95%CI) | 1396 (1316, 1875) | 1455 (1216, 1744) | 0.1 | 1692 (1376, 1940) | 1659 (1403, 2023) | 0.7 |
| Left upper lobe lung volume in mL, mean (95%CI) | 836 (752, 925) | 802 (689, 1000) | 0.4 | 867 (747, 1042) | 869 (741, 1089) | 0.9 |
| Left lower lobe lung volume in mL, mean (95%CI) | 636 (555, 902) | 652 (476, 806) | 0.05 | 826 (628, 939) | 749 (622, 999) | 0.6 |
| Heart cross-sectional area in cm2, mean (95%CI) | 97 (86, 112) | 83 (69, 100) | 0.001b | 75 (65, 85) | 74 (64, 85) | 0.7 |
- Citation: Tsuchiya N, Xu YY, Ito J, Yamashiro T, Ikemiyagi H, Mummy D, Schiebler ML, Yonemoto K, Murayama S, Nishie A. Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension is associated with a loss of total lung volume on computed tomography. World J Radiol 2023; 15(5): 146-156
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- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4329/wjr.v15.i5.146