Table 2.
Imaging parameters, by reader and by group.
Parameter | Reader | Adenomas (n = 52) | Pheochromocytomas (n = 29) | P |
---|---|---|---|---|
Size (cm), mean ± SD (range) | 1 | 2.53 ± 1.43 (1.2 to 11) | 5.32 ± 3.32 (1.4 to 16.0) | < 0.0001 |
2 | 2.42 ± 1.44 (1.0 to 10.6) | 5.03 ± 3.12 (1.3 to 14.9) | < 0.0001 | |
Mean attenuation (HU), mean ± SD (range) | 1 | 4.84 ± 15.44 (–27 to 44) | 36.58 ± 8.31 (11 to 47) | < 0.0001 |
2 | 5.83 ± 14.81 (–29 to 49) | 36.63 ± 8.27 (12 to 49) | < 0.0001 | |
calcP10 (HU), mean ± SD (range) | 1 | –23.04 ± 16.67 (–54 to 27) | 14.55 ± 10.32 (–14 to 34) | < 0.0001 |
2 | –24.83 ± 17.06 (–64 to 34) | 13.32 ± 10.25 (–19 to 30) | < 0.0001 | |
Observed P10 (HU), mean ± SD (range) | 1 | –23.11 ± 16.51 (–51 to 28) | 14.58 ± 10.4 (–15 to 35) | 0.01 |
2 | –24.96 ± 17.0 (–59 to 35) | 13.31 ± 10.61 (–20 to 31) | 0.001 | |
Calcifications, n (%) | 1 | 1 (1.9) | 5 (17.2) | 0.01 |
2 | 1 (1.9) | 4 (13.8) | 0.03 | |
Homogeneity, n (%) | 1 | |||
Homogeneous | 43 (82.7) | 7 (24.1) | < 0.0001 | |
Heterogeneous | 9 (17.3) | 22 (75.9) | ||
2 | ||||
Homogeneous | 42 (80.8) | 7 (24.1) | < 0.0001 | |
Heterogeneous | 10 (19.2) | 22 (75.9) | ||
Normality, n (%) | 1 | 45 (86.5) | 26 (89.7) | 0.67 |
2 | 45 (86.5) | 24 (82.8) | 0.65 |