Table 1 Difference between GTV lengths on scans obtained using various modalities and postoperative pathologic lesion length
Imaging modality | GTV length on images (mm) | Difference value between GTV length and pathologic lesion length (mm) | p-value of GTV length on images and pathologic lesion length | 95% confidence interval of difference value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CT | 48.91 ± 18.92 | 3.63 ± 12.06 | 0.058 | (−20.01-27.27) |
T2WI | 48.75 ± 20.35 | 3.46 ± 11.41 | 0.056 | (−18.90-25.82) |
b = 400 DWI | 46.01 ± 17.21 | 0.73 ± 6.09 | 0.444 | (−11.21-12.67) |
b = 600 DWI | 44.75 ± 17.48 | −0.54 ± 6.03 | 0.564 | (−12.36-11.28) |
b = 800 DWI | 43.73 ± 17.27 | −1.58 ± 5.71 | 0.086 | (−12.77-9.61) |