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Table 3 Amplitudes of the marker movements by each specification

From: Four-dimensional measurement of the displacement of metal clips or postoperative surgical staples during 320-multislice computed tomography scanning of gastric cancer

  

max-min (mm)

 

N

RL

AP

CC

  

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Location

  Upper

6

5.3

4.1

8.8

1.3

11.5

3.9

  Middle

4

3.7

1.7

6.0

1.2

13.6

3.8

  Lower

5

6.9

0.5

9.2

3.3

13.5

3.0

Gastric contents

  Full

9

5.6

3.6

9.0

2.2

12.8

3.9

  Empty or almost empty

6

5.2

1.5

6.7

1.4

11.9

2.4

Marker

  Metal clip

5

6.8

3.5

8.3

2.5

13.4

2.0

  Surgical staple

10

4.6

2.6

8.4

2.3

11.9

4.2