Dual-energy CT quantitative parameters for evaluating Immunohistochemical biomarkers of invasive breast cancer

Cancer Imaging

Table 4 Correlations of DECT Quantitative Parameters with the Value of Immunohistochemical Biomarkers in Invasive Breast Cancer

Parameters	r value	p value
Venous phase NIC and ER value	−0.265	0.002
Venous phase nZ_eff and ER value	−0.141	0.103
Arterial phase NIC and PR value	−0.175	0.042
Venous phase NIC and PR value	−0.239	0.005
Venous phase nZ_eff and HER2 value	0.112	0.194
Arterial phase NIC and Ki67 value	0.315	< 0.001
Venous phase NIC and Ki67 value	0.490	< 0.001
Arterial phase nZ_eff and Ki67 value	0.225	0.014
Venous phase nZ_eff and Ki67 value	0.240	0.009

Note. NIC normalized iodine concentration; nZ_eff normalized effective atomic number; ER estrogen receptor; PR progesterone receptor; HER2 human epidermal growth factor receptor 2

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