Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine

Table 3 The correlation between quantitative values for ILDs and mild and severe fibrosis by qualitative measures

From: The qualitative and quantitative high-resolution computed tomography in the evaluation of interstitial lung diseases

Parameters	HRCT		P value
Parameters	Mild (n = 14)	Severe (n = 36)	P value
TLV (cc) inspiratory			0.040*
Range	4001–12,937	4714–10,485
Mean ± SD	9087.64 ± 2786.62	7649.94 ± 1878.84
MLD (HU) inspiratory			0.888
Range	− 794 to − 748	− 949 to − 683
Mean ± SD	− 771.21 ± 16.01	− 768.77 ± 63.12
HAA % inspiratory			0.272
Range	12.8–21.4	5.6− 39.9
Mean ± SD	18.72 ± 3.52	21.06 ± 7.53
LAA % inspiratory			0.903
Range	14–49.8	13–60
Mean ± SD	32.76 ± 14.98	32.13 ± 16.78
TLV (cc) expiratory			0.607
Range	3775–11,963	4443–11,581
Mean ± SD	8289.85 ± 2601.1	7924.36 ± 2089.21
MLD (HU) expiratory			0.036*
Range	− 790 to − 746	− 805 to − 692
Mean ± SD	− 769.35 ± 16.12	− 749.97 ± 32
HAA % expiratory			0.006*
Range	13.2–25.4	14.6–35.5
Mean ± SD	19.17 ± 3.85	23.89 ± 5.68
LAA % expiratory			0.348
Range	13.5–48.2	13.4–62
Mean ± SD	33.44 ± 14.45	38.18 ± 16.36

*Significant correlation at p value < 0.05

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