Correlation of calcium amount with US calcium volume and CT calcium volume.

<p>(A) The correlation between the calcium amount and the US calcium volume. There is a significant correlation between the amount of calcium (2-50mg) and the US calcium volume, with R² = 0.8161, p<0.0001. (B) The correlation between the calcium amount and the CT calcium. There is a significant correlation between the amount of calcium (2-50mg) and the CT calcium volume, with R² = 0.9788, p<0.0001.</p

Schematic overview of the position of phantom and ultrasound probe during ultrasound image acquisition.

<p>Schematic overview of the position of phantom and ultrasound probe during ultrasound image acquisition. Left. Position to obtain long axis images. The long axis of the probe (LA probe) is parallel to the long axis of the calcium (LA calcium). The phantom moves in direction along the short axis of the probe (SA probe). A = agar phantom with 5 increasing amounts of calcium, B = ultrasound probe mounted on support stand. Right. Position to obtain short axis images. The long axis of the probe (LA probe) is perpendicular to the long axis of the calcium (LA calcium). The phantom moves in direction along the short axis of the probe (SA probe). A = agar phantom with 5 increasing amounts of calcium, B = ultrasound probe mounted on support stand.</p

The correlation between the US calcium volume and CT calcium volume.

<p>The correlation between the calcium volume measured with CT and ultrasound, for different amounts of calcium (2-50mg). There is a significant correlation between the two techniques with R² = 0.7392, p<0.0001.</p

The correlation between cIB calcium score and US calcium score.

<p>The correlation between calcium scores measured with cIB (cIB calcium score) and ultrasound (US calcium score) for different amounts of calcium (2-50mg). There is a significant correlation between the two techniques with R² = 0.9439, p <0.0001.</p

Histology of normal (a) and diabetic (b) myocardium (Heamatoxilin-eosin staining, 400×)

<p><b>Copyright information:</b></p><p>Taken from "Effect of streptozotocin-induced diabetes on left ventricular function in adult rats: an in vivo Pinhole Gated SPECT study"</p><p>http://www.cardiab.com/content/6/1/30</p><p>Cardiovascular Diabetology 2007;6():30-30.</p><p>Published online 15 Oct 2007</p><p>PMCID:PMC2099422.</p><p></p> The muscle fibers are thinner in the diabetic rats. Scale bar is 10 μm