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Table 3 Distribution of underestimation in prostate cancer using mpMRI and USWE among all patients and lesions

From: Preoperative imaging accuracy in size determination of prostate cancer in men undergoing radical prostatectomy for clinically localised disease

Measurements

Underestimation

%

Not underestimation

%

Pearson Chi-square

Degree of freedom

p value*

Total number of patients

       

 MRI (n = 106)

87

82.1

19

17.9

7.964

1

0.0048

 SWE (n = 96)

62

64.6

34

35.4

   

Total number of lesions

       

 MRI (n = 153)

108

70.6

45

29.4

13.580

1

0.0002

 SWE (n = 174)

88

50.6

86

49.4

   
  1. MRI magnetic resonance imaging, SWE shear wave elastography
  2. *To make the result statistically significant, the adjusted p value for comparison is 0.0038
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