Table 1:

Objective noise with DE and standard SECTa

Anatomic LevelNoise (HU)Difference (HU)95% CI for the DifferenceP Value
DECTSECT
Nasopharynx6.15 ± 1.76.25 ± 1−0.1−0.83:0.63.788
Floor of mouth5.41 ± 15.96 ± 3.6−0.55−1.90:0.82.426
Arytenoids4.9 ± 1.34.79 ± 0.950.1−0.39:0.76.592
Lower thyroid8.1 ± 4.511.3 ± 4.4−3.2−8.9:2.5.270
Arch of aorta12.2 ± 5.28.7 ± 2.33.4−2.4:9.4.243
  • a Data are presented as mean ± SD. All P values are nonsignificant (>.05).