Table 3 Tissue Characteristics in Relation to Anatomic Properties
| Â | CNEO | CTHR | p | CNEO | p (HETERO VS DIFFUSE) | p (HETERO VS. THR) | p (DIFFUSE VS. THR) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CNEO-HETERO (n = 25) | CNEO-DIFFUSE (n = 15) | |||||||
Area (cm2) | 17.3 ± 23.8 | 2.0 ± 1.5 | <0.001 | 25.8 ± 26.6 | 3.0 ± 2.7 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.21 |
Perimeter (cm) | 16.0 ± 13.3 | 5.9 ± 2.7 | <0.001 | 21.6 ± 13.9 | 6.6 ± 2.6 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.45 |
Maximal Length (cm) | 5.8 ± 4.9 | 2.3 ± 1.6 | <0.001 | 7.0 ± 3.8 | 3.9 ± 5.9 | 0.06 | <0.001 | 0.22 |
Orthogonal Length (cm) | 3.3 ± 2.5 | 2.0 ± 2.0 | 0.04 | 4.1 ± 2.5 | 2.0 ± 2.1 | 0.01 | 0.003 | 0.96 |
Perimeter/Min Length | 5.3 ± 2.1 | 4.6 ± 2.8 | 0.26 | 5.7 ± 2.3 | 4.7 ± 1.4 | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.94 |