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Table 2 Measurements of the maximal long and short diameters of PDAC

From: Dual-energy CT with virtual monoenergetic images and iodine maps improves tumor conspicuity in patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

 

Hypoattenuating tumor

Isoattenuating tumor

40 keV

50 keV

60 keV

70 keV

80 keV

PEI

40 keV

50 keV

60 keV

70 keV

80 keV

PEI

Long diameters (mm)

 R1

32.6 ± 10.2

32.9 ± 10.1

34.4 ± 10.2

35.6 ± 10.6

37.2 ± 11.0

35.8 ± 10.7

26.2 ± 4.6

26.7 ± 4.8

27.0 ± 4.6

27.5 ± 4.8

28.3 ± 4.7

27.7 ± 4.9

 R2

32.9 ± 10.1

33.6 ± 10.0

34.9 ± 10.2

36.2 ± 10.9

37.6 ± 11.3

36.3 ± 10.9

26.5 ± 4.9

26.8 ± 5.0

27.2 ± 4.9

27.2 ± 4.9

28.1 ± 5.0

27.6 ± 4.7

 ICC (95%CI)

0.991 (0.986–0.995)

0.986 (0.978–0.992)

0.986 (0.978–0.992)

0.982 (0.970–0.989)

0.975 (0.959–0.985)

0.984 (0.974–0.990)

0.989 (0.960–0.997)

0.987 (0.953–0.996)

0.978 (0.919–0.994)

0.979 (0.923–0.994)

0.969 (0.890–0.992)

0.976 (0.912–0.993)

Short diameters (mm)

 R1

24.0 ± 7.4

24.1 ± 7.3

25.4 ± 7.4

25.7 ± 7.7

26.2 ± 7.5

25.3 ± 7.3

21.9 ± 5.3

22.3 ± 5.4

23.3 ± 5.0

23.5 ± 5.0

24.1 ± 5.6

23.2 ± 5.4

 R2

24.1 ± 7.5

24.2 ± 7.4

25.7 ± 7.5

25.6 ± 7.3

26.2 ± 7.5

25.4 ± 7.4

21.9 ± 5.5

22.4 ± 6.2

23.0 ± 5.7

23.0 ± 6.0

23.4 ± 5.6

22.9 ± 5.8

 ICC (95%CI)

0.990 (0.983–0.994)

0.988 (0.981–0.993)

0.984 (0.974–0.990)

0.979 (0.965–0.981)

0.984 (0.973–0.990)

0.977 (0.962–0.986)

0.993 (0.974–0.998)

0.984 (0.943–0.996)

0.976 (0.913–0.993)

0.980 (0.928–0.995)

0.970 (0.892–0.992)

0.981 (0.931–0.995)

  1. Data are expressed as mean ± SD
  2. PDAC, pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma; ICC, intraclass correlation coefficient; CI, confidence interval