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Table 1 Within each volume stratum, the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test was used to discern potential differences between lymph node status groups for each of the heterogeneity metrics

From: FDG uptake heterogeneity in FIGO IIb cervical carcinoma does not predict pelvic lymph node involvement

Volume (in cc)

Shannon entropy ( S)

Sphericity ( ψ)

Spherical extent ( ξ)

4.0 ≤ V < 22.4

D = 0.227; p = 0.886

D = 0.355; p = 0.390

D = 0.200; p ≤ 0.985

22.4 ≤ V < 32.8

D = 0.548; p ≤ 0.102

D = 0.471; p ≤ 0.222

D = 0.269; p ≤ 0.865

32.8 ≤ V < 52.8

D = 0.173; p = 0.987

D = 0.500; p ≤ 0.168

D = 0.539; p = 0.078

52.8 ≤ V < 185.1

D = 0.364; p = 0.479

D = 0.182; p ≤ 0.993

D = 0.273; p ≤ 0.808

  1. The relatively high p-values implies that none of the metrics differ significantly across lymph node status groups.