Research Article

Size of the Carotid Body in Patients with Cardiovascular and Respiratory Diseases Measured by Computed Tomography Angiography: A Case-Control Study

Table 3

Success rate of identification and comparison of cross-sectional areas of the left CB.

Left sideControlHTAMI + HTHF + HTCOPD + HT

Identified CBs16911278
Success rate of identification (%)10092.7110077.78100
Mean size of the CB (mm2)2.342.913.444.552.29
Standard deviation (±)0.660.740.721.240.27