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Table 1 Correlation of Peak 99mTc-PulmoBind uptake and of integrated pulmonary activity-time curves with physiological and respiratory function parameters

From: Evaluation of pulmonary perfusion by SPECT imaging using an endothelial cell tracer in supine humans and dogs

 

Correlation coefficients

 

Peak uptake

Integrated uptake

Indexed peak uptake

Indexed integrated uptake

Age

−0.76***

−0.59*

−0.49*

−0.48*

Creatinine

0.38

0.49*

0.19

0.45

Weight

0.41

0.50*

−0.34

0.42

Height

0.44

0.50*

−0.16

0.45

FVC

0.53*

0.61**

0.002

0.35

FEV1

0.60**

0.69***

0.01

0.39

FEV1/FVC

0.51*

0.55*

0.02

0.28

PEF

0.48*

0.59**

−0.24

0.18

  1. Parameters in the two right columns were indexed to body surface area
  2. FC forced vital capacity; FEV 1 forced expiratory volume in 1 s; PEF peak expiratory flow
  3. *p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001