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Table 1 Contrast-related parameters (in Hounsfield Units) of eXIA 160 along RCCA

From: Contrast-enhanced micro-CT imaging in murine carotid arteries: a new protocol for computing wall shear stress

Mouse number	Non-cast region			Cast region
Mouse number	Lumen	Background	Contrast difference	Lumen	Background	Contrast difference
1	428 ± 58	95 ± 36	323 ± 61	325 ± 90	−47 ± 51	372 ± 124
2	372 ± 35	76 ± 42	296 ± 47	299 ± 47	−93 ± 47	392 ± 87
3	286 ± 41	32 ± 54	254 ± 45	199 ± 54	−169 ± 33	368 ± 65
4	328 ± 49	67 ± 40	261 ± 41	247 ± 62	−93 ± 33	340 ± 71
5	330 ± 38	41 ± 31	289 ± 34	241 ± 53	−135 ± 45	376 ± 85
6	281 ± 33	41 ± 29	240 ± 39	191 ± 71	−96 ± 56	287 ± 111
7	306 ± 33	42 ± 35	264 ± 45	255 ± 67	−46 ± 39	301 ± 98
8	383 ± 65	31 ± 36	352 ± 67	299 ± 90	−100 ± 49	399 ± 128
Average	339 ± 51	53 ± 23	285 ± 38	257 ± 48	−97 ± 41	354 ± 41

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