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Table 2 Comparison of area, maximal diameter, MR signal intensity ratio of meningioma between observation and treatment groups

From: Changes in radiomic and radiologic features in meningiomas after radiation therapy

  

Pre

Post

P

Difference

P

Area (mm2)

Observation group (n = 100)

89.55 (50.70-152.91)

111.02(60.75-218.45)

< 0.0001

16.85 (6.71–42.44)

< 0.0001

Treatment group (n = 62)

195.07 (124.37-305.69)

195.01 (111.62- 322.04)

0.12

-10.25

(-27.85-16.64)

Maximal diameter (mm)

Observation group (n = 100)

10.75 (7.18–14.09)

11.72 (8.23–16.17)

< 0.0001

0.91 (0.32–2.36)

< 0.0001

Treatment group (n = 62)

15.06 (12.18–18.01)

14.65 (11.90- 18.76)

0.12

-0.41 (-1.46 to 0.49)

T1 signal ratio

Observation group (n = 100)

0.74 (0.59–0.84)

0.67 (0.54–0.82)

0.09

-0.009 (-0.11- 0.05)

0.38

Treatment group (n = 62)

0.78 (0.62–0.88)

0.71 (0.58–0.84)

0.02

-0.04 (-0.14 to 0.05)

T2 signal ratio

Observation group (n = 100)

1.29 (1.08 to 1.52)

1.28 (1.01 to 1.45)

< 0.05

-0.07 (-0.18 to 0.05)

0.95

Treatment group (n = 62)

1.14 (1.21 to 1.56)

1.34 (1.09 to 1.59)

0.04

-0.06 (-0.23 to 0.07)

CE-T1 signal ratio

Observation group (n = 100)

1.70 (1.42–2.07)

1.67 (1.48–1.99)

0.51

0.009 (-0.23- 0.31)

0.07

Treatment group (n = 62)

1.88 (1.62–2.16)

1.75 (1.55–2.21)

0.09

-0.09 (-0.34 to 0.16)

FLAIR signal ratio

Observation group (n = 100)

1.15 ± 0.36

1.08 ± 0.34

0.0061

-0.05 (-0.16-0.07)

0.66

Treatment group (n = 62)

1.27 ± 0.27

1.19 ± 0.31

0.01

-0.06 (-0.19 to 0.07)

CE-FLAIR signal ratio

Observation group (n = 100)

1.34 ± 0.46

1.28 ± 0.43

0.13

-0.04 (-0.22 to 0.11)

0.85

Treatment group (n = 62)

1.51 ± 0.45

1.44 ± 0.41

0.28

-0.03 (-0.21 to 0.18)

  1. Note: Data are expressed as medians, and data in parentheses are the interquartile range