Table 3 The number of cats, the number of lungs, average attenuation number and characteristics of atelectatic lung (HU) in anesthetized healthy cats (Gr. 1) and non-anesthetized healthy cats (Gr. 2)
Parameters | Â | Gr. 1* | Gr.2* |
|---|---|---|---|
Number of atelectatic cats |  | 10/12 (83.3 %) | 3/12 (25.0 %) |
Normal lung | Â | Â | Â |
|  | Number of lung lobes | 60/84 (71.4 %) | 80/84 (95.2 %) |
|  | Attenuation number (HU) | -698.4 ± 71.9 (-678.1 to -721.2) | -666.3 ± 56.0 (-554.6 to -731.1) |
Atelectatic lung | Â | Â | Â |
|  | Total number of lung lobes | 24/84α (28.5 %) | 4/84α (4.7 %) |
|  | Total attenuation number (HU) | -126.0 ± 70.2 (-39.7 to -364.3) | -381.5 ± 135.8 (-215.4 to -426.9) |
|  | -Poorly aerated lung tissue | 22/84 (26.2 %) | 4/84 (4.7 %) |
|  | Attenuation number (HU) | -174.0 ± 27.8 (-120.7 to -364.3) | -381.5 ± 135.8 (-215.4 to -426.9) |
|  | -Non-aerated lung | 2/84 (2.3 %) | 0/84 (0 %) |
|  | Attenuation number (HU) | -49.5 ± 13.8 (-39.7 to -59.3) | 0 |
|  | Characteristics -Peripheral Number of lung lobes -Diffused Number of lung lobes -Peribronchial Number of lung lobes | 7/24 (29.2 %) 1/24 (4.2 %) 16/24 (66.6 %) | 1/4 (25.0 %) 3/4 (75.0 %) 0/4 (0 %) |
| Â | Locations | Â | Â |
|  | -Dorsal | 6/24 (25.0 %) | 1/4 (25.0 %) |
|  | -Ventral | 17/24 (70.8 %) | 0/4 (0.0 %) |
|  | -Diffused | 1/24 (4.2 %) | 3/4 (75.0 %) |