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Table 3 Characteristics of patients with typical or atypical imaging patterns of RAV

From: Cone-beam computed tomography is not a mandatory procedure in adrenal venous sampling for primary hyperaldosteronism

Parameters

Typical imaging pattern (n = 36)

Atypical imaging pattern (n = 84)

With CBCT (n = 14)

Without CBCT (n = 22)

P

With CBCT (n = 53)

Without CBCT (n = 31)

P

Success rate (%)

100.0

90.9

0.511`

88.7

71.0

0.041*

Radiation dose (mGy)

801.7  ±663.4

604.9 ± 465.8

0.302#

694.0 (IQR: 805.5)

490.0 (IQR: 819.0)

0.050^

Sampling time (min)

117.0 ± 27.1

93.4 ± 28.6

0.019#

94.0 (IQR: 31.5)

87.1 ± 37.3

0.049^

  1. RAV Right adrenal vein; CBCT Cone-beam computed tomography; IQR Interquartile range
  2. `Fisher’s exact test; *Pearson’s chi-square test; #One-Way ANOVA test; ^Mann–Whitney U test
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