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Table 2 Amplitudes of respiration-induced liver motion of each liver segment during expiration period in free breathing

From: Quantitative analysis of respiration-induced motion of each liver segment with helical computed tomography and 4-dimensional computed tomography

Segment

Average amplitude ± SD (mm)

LR

AP

SI

S1

−2.0 ± 2.6

1.0 ± 1.3

5.5 ± 2.6

S2

0.3 ± 2.2

1.2 ± 3.5

6.3 ± 4.2

S3

−0.3 ± 1.9

2.4 ± 1.4

5.8 ± 2.8

S4a

−1.4 ± 3.3

1.5 ± 2.4

3.0 ± 2.6

S4b

− 1.2 ± 1.6

2.0 ± 1.9

5.3 ± 3.4

S5

− 0.2 ± 2.1

3.2 ± 2.0

5.5 ± 2.4

S6

− 0.1 ± 4.6

2.2 ± 2.3

6.5 ± 3.5

S7

− 1.4 ± 3.8

3.5 ± 2.5

8.6 ± 3.4

S8

1.0 ± 2.6

3.3 ± 2.3

5.0 ± 3.3

mean

−0.6 ± 3.0

2.3 ± 2.4

5.7 ± 3.4

  1. Positive values denote excursion in the left, posterior, or superior directions; Negative values, right, anterior, or inferior
  2. Abbreviations: LR left-right, AP anterior-posterior, SI superior-inferior, SD standard deviation