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Table 2 The comparisons of histogram parameters among high, intermediate and low risk small bowel-GISTs

From: Tumor heterogeneity in gastrointestinal stromal tumors of the small bowel: volumetric CT texture analysis as a potential biomarker for risk stratification

Parameters

Arterial phase

Venous phase

Low risk (n = 51)

Intermediate risk (n = 13)

High risk (n = 26)

p value

Low risk (n = 51)

Intermediate risk (n = 13)

High risk (n = 26)

p value

Mean attenuation (HU)

90.51 ± 25.36

78.69 ± 25.13

63.59 ± 18.26

< 0.001*

93.14 ± 23.50

80.16 ± 19.60

69.38 ± 18.97

< 0.001*

10th percentile attenuation (HU)

55.11 ± 26.59

39.40 ± 28.97

26.56 ± 18.70

< 0.001*

60.27 ± 26.88

44.50 ± 25.99

31.68 ± 21.17

< 0.001*

25th percentile attenuation (HU)

71.42 ± 26.37

57.78 ± 26.63

43.53 ± 18.68

< 0.001*

76.00 ± 25.53

61.54 ± 22.73

49.69 ± 20.51

< 0.001*

50th percentile attenuation (HU)

89.68 ± 25.96

78.07 ± 25.10

62.65 ± 18.87

< 0.001*

93.34 ± 23.16

80.56 ± 19.46

69.61 ± 19.36

< 0.001*

75th percentile attenuation (HU)

108.99 ± 27.09

98.80 ± 24.46

82.83 ± 19.52

< 0.001*

110.36 ± 19.12

100.68 ± 16.03

87.62 ± 14.22

< 0.001*

90th percentile attenuation (HU)

126.92 ± 28.80

118.41 ± 25.26

100.78 ± 20.59

< 0.001*

125.65 ± 23.14

115.57 ± 17.72

106.15 ± 19.91

0.001*

Skewness

0.15 ± 0.26

0.14 ± 0.17

0.22 ± 0.24

0.488

−0.09 ± 0.23

−0.06 ± 0.07

0.01 ± 0.28

0.272

Kurtosis

3.16 ± 0.41

3.32 ± 0.21

3.35 ± 0.54

0.121

3.14 ± 0.50

3.09 ± 0.12

3.09 ± 0.40

0.909

Entropy

6.08 ± 0.44

5.82 ± 0.36

5.48 ± 0.39†‡

< 0.001*

6.20 ± 0.37

5.93 ± 0.37

5.70 ± 0.340

< 0.001*

  1. Note: Data are presented as mean ± SD; HU = Hounsfield unit
  2. * p < 0.05 with One-Way Analysis of Variance
  3. Post hoc subgroup comparisons: † p < 0.05 vs. intermediate risk group, ‡ p < 0.05 vs. low risk group