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Table 3 PVs at ROIs on DCR in patients with AF

From: Clinical utility of dynamic chest radiography as an auxiliary tool for atrial fibrillation detection in heart failure: a pilot study

Supine position

PVs

ROI

Maximum

Minimum

Mean

Amount of change

Rate of change (%)

(1) Aortic arch

827.1 (620.3–837.2)

793.3 (591.9–797.6)

814.5 (608.3–817.4)

25.2 (24.1–39.6)

5.5 (4.3–5.9)

(2) Right pulmonary artery main trunk

1531.8 (1200.2–1753.7)

1486.8 (1160.8–1707.9)

1509.3 (1180.5–1730.8)

45.0 (39.3–45.8)

2.9 (2.6–3.4)

(3) Left pulmonary artery main trunk

1538.9 (1391.0–1635.7)

1453.4 (1321.6–1565.0)

1496.1 (1356.3–1600.4)

55.9 (54.6–70.6)

4.2 (3.7–4.9)

(4) Right atrium

1016.2 (804.1–1145.8)

917.5 (725.9–1040.2)

966.8 (765.0–1093.0)

98.6 (78.2–105.5)

9.7 (9.2–9.7)

(5) LV apex

675.4 (623.5–866.2)

655.9 (584.3–809.3)

665.7 (603.9–837.7)

58.8 (39.1–76.5)

8.9 (5.9–9.6)

  1. Data are presented as the median (interquartile range)
  2. AF, atrial fibrillation; DCR, dynamic chest radiography; LV, left ventricular; PVs, pixel values; ROI, region of interest