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Table 3 The results of the comparison among the 4 groups

From: Moving a neodymium magnet promotes the migration of a magnetic tracer and increases the monitoring counts on the skin surface of sentinel lymph nodes in breast cancer

Group

Magnet movement

Cases

Monitoring count on the skin surface (μT)

Length

Timing

Mean*

Range

Mann-Whitney test

A

20 times

After injection

13

2.39

1.5 ~ 3.5

 

p = 0.0607

B

1 min

8

2.73

2.5 ~ 3.0

p = 0.0130

C

After an interval (short)

26

3.15

2.0 ~ 4.8

p = 0.0029

D

After an interval (long)

15

3.92

2.8 ~ 6.0

 
     

*:p<0.0001

(Kruskal-Wallis test)