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Table 2 Margin-negative (R0) resection rate and CT resectability status assessed on each pancreas CT protocol

From: Pancreas CT assessment for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma resectability: effect of tube voltage and slice thickness on image quality and diagnostic performance

CT resectability

Resection margin status

Standard protocol CT

High-resolution CT

P-value

Reader 1

Resectable

R0

25/28 (89.3%)

22/25 (88.0%)

0.883

R1 or R2

3/28 (10.7%)

3/25 (12.0%)

0.883

Borderline resectable

R0

14/20 (70.0%)

16/20 (80.0%)

0.465

R1 or R2

6/20 (30.0%)

4/20 (20.0%)

0.465

Locally advanced

R0

12/21 (57.1%)

13/24 (54.2%)

0.841

R1 or R2

9/21 (42.9%)

11/24 (45.8%)

0.841

Reader 2

Resectable

R0

35/40 (87.5%)

29/32 (90.6%)

0.675

R1 or R2

5/40 (12.5%)

3/32 (9.4%)

0.675

Borderline resectable

R0

9/13 (69.2%)

11/19 (57.9%)

0.515

R1 or R2

4/13 (30.8%)

8/19 (42.1%)

0.515

Locally advanced

R0

7/16 (43.8%)

11/18 (61.1%)

0.311

R1 or R2

9/16 (56.2%)

7/18 (38.9%)

0.311

Reader 3

Resectable

R0

29/33 (87.9%)

27/29 (93.1%)

0.488

R1 or R2

4/33 (12.1%)

2/29 (6.9%)

0.488

Borderline resectable

R0

12/18 (66.7%)

8/15 (53.3%)

0.435

R1 or R2

6/18 (33.3%)

7/15 (46.7%)

0.435

Locally advanced

R0

10/18 (55.6%)

16/25 (64.0%)

0.576

R1 or R2

8/18 (44.4%)

9/25 (36.0%)

0.576