Summary of iodine density and Z-effective values for normal tissue subsites

Normal TissueIodine Density (mg/mL) (Mean) (SD)Z-Effective Value (Mean) (SD)
Mucosal subsites
 Floor of mouth(1.43) (0.26)(7.95) (0.31)
 Buccal mucosa(0.83) (0.13)(7.41) (0.24)
 Oral tongue(0.92) (0.17)(7.67) (0.24)
 Soft palate(1.25) (0.35)(7.96) (0.26)
 Palatine tonsils(1.32) (0.39)(8.01) (0.26)
 Tongue base(1.22) (0.48)(7.89) (0.30)
 Aryepiglottic fold(1.12) (0.38)(7.79) (0.28)
 Vocal fold(1.13) (0.32)(7.87) (0.29)
 Post-cricoid hypopharynx(1.02) (0.55)(7.75) (0.39)
 Cervical esophagus(1.23) (0.60)(7.91) (0.39)
 All mucosa(1.15) (0.23)(7.82) (0.34)
Muscle subsites
 SCM(0.77) (0.20)(7.84) (0.57)
 Longus coli(0.89) (0.21)(7.76) (0.16)
 Genioglossus(0.73) (0.22)(7.67) (0.17)
 All muscle(0.80) (0.22)(7.76) (0.35)
  • Note:—SCM indicates sternocleidomastoid muscle.