<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><bold>Objective</bold>: To search for a dependency between blood Hounsfield Units values as measured by Computed Tomography and blood components with regards to hemoglobin oxygenated status, demographic data and acquisition parameters.<bold>Methods</bold>: A retrospective study included a convenience sample of 144 SCJU patients who underwent routine thoracic CT examinations (Siemens Somatom AS 64 or 128 MDCT) in 2014 and had laboratory examinations done in nearby time. Variables included age, sex, mA, mV, aortic HU values, PA HU values, RBC, HTC, HGB, PLT, WBC blood sugar, PT and INR. Statistical analysis was performed using R version 3.1.1 and MedCalc 12.5 with a statistical significance factor of 0.05.<bold>Results</bold>: The examined patients had an average age of 56.25, with a predominance of males (M:F=1.62). While there was a minor difference between HU values in Males vs Females (1.01 HU) it was proven as statistically significant (p=0.0051). No statistical significant difference between oxygenated/non-oxygenated blood (p=0.9636). Regression analysis found positive correlation between HU values and RGB, HGB and HCT with a significance level below 0.0001, the strongest being for the HGB level.<bold>Conclusions</bold>: While HU values seem to carry multifactorial sources and the red blood cells being the most important an importance should be given to the fibrinoid plasma components which appear to bear negative impact.</abstract>

Objective: To search for a dependency between blood Hounsfield Units values as measured by Computed Tomography and blood components with regards to hemoglobin oxygenated status, demographic data and acquisition parameters.Methods: A retrospective study included a convenience sample of 144 SCJU patients who underwent routine thoracic CT examinations (Siemens Somatom AS 64 or 128 MDCT) in 2014 and had laboratory examinations done in nearby time. Variables included age, sex, mA, mV, aortic HU values, PA HU values, RBC, HTC, HGB, PLT, WBC blood sugar, PT and INR. Statistical analysis was performed using R version 3.1.1 and MedCalc 12.5 with a statistical significance factor of 0.05.Results: The examined patients had an average age of 56.25, with a predominance of males (M:F=1.62). While there was a minor difference between HU values in Males vs Females (1.01 HU) it was proven as statistically significant (p=0.0051). No statistical significant difference between oxygenated/non-oxygenated blood (p=0.9636). Regression analysis found positive correlation between HU values and RGB, HGB and HCT with a significance level below 0.0001, the strongest being for the HGB level.Conclusions: While HU values seem to carry multifactorial sources and the red blood cells being the most important an importance should be given to the fibrinoid plasma components which appear to bear negative impact.

A Multiparameter Model for the Correlation Between CT Hounsfield Unit and Blood Components

PhD Student, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Tirgu Mures, Romania

Department of Research Methodology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Tirgu-Mures, Romania

Department of Pathophysiology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Tirgu-Mures, Romania

Acta Marisiensis - Seria Medica

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Objective: To search for a dependency between blood Hounsfield Units values as measured by Computed Tomography and blood components with regards to hemoglobin...

A Multiparameter Model for the Correlation Between CT Hounsfield Unit and Blood Components

Published Online: May 20, 2016

Page range: 230 - 233

Received: Feb 09, 2016

Accepted: Mar 21, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/amma-2016-0022

Keywords
computed tomography, blood, Hounsfield unit

© 2016 Pop Marian et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

A Multiparameter Model for the Correlation Between CT Hounsfield Unit and Blood Components

Published Online: May 20, 2016

Page range: 230 - 233

Received: Feb 09, 2016

Accepted: Mar 21, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/amma-2016-0022

Keywordscomputed tomography, blood, Hounsfield unit

© 2016 Pop Marian et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
computed tomography, blood, Hounsfield unit