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Table 2 The normalized iodine concentrations of peritumoral and intratumoral regions between MVI absent and MVI present groups

From: Prediction of microvascular invasion of hepatocellular carcinoma: value of volumetric iodine quantification using preoperative dual-energy computed tomography

Layer thickness

Region*

NIC (mg/ml)

MVI(−) (n = 22)

MVI(+) (n = 14)

P-value

2 mm

Outer layer 1

0.07 ± 0.03

0.10 ± 0.03

0.01

Outer layer 2

0.05 ± 0.03

0.07 ± 0.03

0.04

Inner layer 1

0.12 ± 0.07

0.16 ± 0.04

0.10

Inner layer 2

0.15 ± 0.08

0.19 ± 0.07

0.17

VOIO1

0.11 ± 0.05

0.14 ± 0.03

0.02

VOIO2

0.09 ± 0.04

0.12 ± 0.03

0.02

VOII1

0.15 ± 0.08

0.19 ± 0.07

0.19

  1. Abbreviations: MVI microvascular invasion, NIC normalized iodine concentration, VOI volume of interest
  2. Values are presented in means ± standard deviations
  3. *Data which was obtained in part of the patient group was excluded (VOII2, n = 33)
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