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Table 2 Comparison of SLN metastasis with MDCT-LG variables

From: Imaging features of sentinel lymph node mapped by multidetector-row computed tomography lymphography in predicting axillary lymph node metastasis

Characteristic

ALN metastasis

P value

 

Positive (n = 35)

Negative (n = 77)

Long-axis diameter(mm)

11.6 ± 4.8

14.6 ± 6.2

11.1 ± 3.3

< 0.001

Short-axis diameter(mm)

7.0 ± 3.4

10.7 ± 4.2

6.2 ± 2.0

< 0.001

Ratio of long-/short-axis

1.6 ± 0.3

1.4 ± 0.3

1.7 ± 0.3

0.002

Cortical thickness(mm)

2.6 ± 1.1

4.0 ± 1.2

2.4 ± 0.7

< 0.001

Shape

   

0.352

 Oval

92

27

65

 

 Round

20

8

12

 
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