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Table 2 Results of the Likert scores on PEI and MEI (+) 40 keV-80 keV in arterial and venous phases

From: Evaluation of optimal monoenergetic images acquired by dual-energy CT in the diagnosis of T staging of thoracic esophageal cancer

 

Image sharpness

Image noise

Lesion margin

Lesion inside

Arterial phase

PEI

3 (3,4)

3 (3,4)

3 (2.5,3)

3 (2,3)

40 keV

3 (2,3) *

2 (2,3) *

4 (3.5,5) *

4 (4,5) *

50 keV

3 (3,4)

3 (2,3) *

4 (4,5) *

4 (3,4) *

60 keV

4 (3,4)

4 (3,4)

4 (3,4) *

3 (3,4) *

70 keV

4 (4,5) *

4 (4,5) *

3 (3,4) *

3 (2,3)

80 keV

5 (4.5,5) *

5 (4,5) *

3 (3,4) *

2 (2,3)

Venous phase

PEI

3 (3,4)

3 (3,4)

3 (3,3.5)

3 (2,3)

40 keV

3 (2,3) *

2 (1,3) *

5 (4,5) *

5 (5,5) *

50 keV

3 (2.5,4)

3 (2,3)

5 (4,5) *

4 (4,4) *

60 keV

4 (3,5) *

4 (3,5)

3 (2.5,4)

3 (2,4) *

70 keV

4 (3,4) *

4 (3,5) *

3 (3,5) *

3 (2,3)

80 keV

4 (4,5) *

4 (3,5) *

3 (3,4) *

3 (2,4)

  1. * indicate significant differences (p < 0.05) of MEI (+) 40–80 keV compared to PEI. Likert scores are presented as medians and their interquartile ranges (IQR)