Table 2: Texture Measures that Distinguished Normal from Contused Myocardium [p<0.05]

Septale + Lateral Texture Measure Mean ± SD Normal Contused p
End-diastolic Long-run H 7.07±5.7 13.5±2.8 p< = 5%
p = 0.05
Run-percentage H 0.119 ± 0.032 - 0.152 ± 0.045 P = 0.043
p<5%
Short-run 45° 0.099 ± 0.11 - 0.57 ± 0.11 P = 0.034
p<5%
Run-percentage 45° 0.211 ± 0.06 - 0.251 ± 0.07 p = 0.05
p<5%
Contrast* 6.16 ± 2.66 - 9.18 ± 6.15 P = 0.034
p<5%
Variance of difference* 4.19 ± 1.95 - 6.45 ± 4.63 P = 0.05
p<5%

H = calculated in the horizontal direction,
* = derived from the co-occurence matrix.