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Table 1 CCTA Parameters of low and high grade clear cell renal cell carcinomas

From: CT texture analysis: a potential tool for predicting the Fuhrman grade of clear-cell renal carcinoma

Parameter

Grade I–II

Grade III-IV

p value

Adjusted p value

Corticomedullary phase

 Mean grey-level intensity

  No filtration

93.95 ± 36.49

81.99 ± 30.21

0.14

0.29

  Fine filtration

−0.43 ± 0.23

− 0.35 ± 0.31

0.19

0.37

  Coarse filtration

−0.59 ± 0.37

−0.47 ± 0.34

0.30

0.43

 Standard deviation

  No filtration

39.17 ± 18.27

32.18 ± 15.78

0.26

0.37

  Fine filtration

6.29 ± 2.45

4.89 ± 3.11

0.10

0.26

  Coarse filtration

2.43 ± 1.29

1.59 ± 1.03

0.04*

0.17

 Kurtosis

  No filtration

5.43 ± 8.31

10.21 ± 19.33

0.18

0.32

  Fine filtration

5.29 ± 3.99

8.12 ± 4.21

0.30

0.37

  Coarse filtration

4.89 ± 4.72

10.24 ± 15.19

0.04*

0.17

 Skewness

  No filtration

−0.11 ± 0.58

− 0.06 ± 0.64

0.87

0.90

  Fine filtration

−0.26 ± 0.61

−0.28 ± 0.69

0.93

0.94

  Coarse filtration

−0.56 ± 0.54

−0.62 ± 0.60

0.69

0.74

 Entropy

  No filtration

6.92 ± 0.43

6.76 ± 0.60

0.18

0.32

  Fine filtration

4.73 ± 0.23

4.53 ± 0.29

0.003*

0.04*

  Coarse filtration

3.10 ± 0.40

2.80 ± 0.52

0.007*

0.05

Nephrographic phase

 Mean grey-level intensity

  No filtration

84.33 ± 23.53

75.55 ± 18.81

0.09

0.26

  Fine filtration

−0.28 ± 0.21

−0.20 ± 0.19

0.27

0.37

  Coarse filtration

−0.40 ± 0.35

−0.32 ± 0.28

0.36

0.43

 Standard deviation

  No filtration

24.97 ± 17.94

19.36 ± 13.85

0.29

0.38

  Fine filtration

4.82 ± 2.54

3.39 ± 2.34

0.13

0.29

  Coarse filtration

1.72 ± 1.40

1.31 ± 0.69

0.08

0.26

 Kurtosis

  No filtration

6.25 ± 8.66

4.97 ± 4.41

0.12

0.29

  Fine filtration

5.14 ± 7.53

9.50 ± 11.83

0.18

0.33

  Coarse filtration

5.66 ± 4.67

7.48 ± 9.72

0.02*

0.15

 Skewness

  No filtration

−0.46 ± 1.26

0.09 ± 1.88

0.13

0.30

  Fine filtration

−0.22 ± 0.73

−0.94 ± 2.40

0.19

0.32

  Coarse filtration

−0.56 ± 0.81

−0.93 ± 1.60

0.20

0.33

 Entropy

  No filtration

6.52 ± 0.36

6.44 ± 0.43

0.39

0.44

  Fine filtration

4.60 ± 0.22

4.29 ± 0.29

0.006*

0.04*

  Coarse filtration

2.76 ± 0.32

2.37 ± 0.21

0.001*

0.03*

  1. *P < 0.05