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. 2024 Jan 15;14(2):1477–1492. doi: 10.21037/qims-23-1094

Table 3. The correlations between the morphologic features and FEA-derived parameters.

Variables Value Average stress Maximal stress Average displacement Maximal displacement
R P value R P value R P value R P value
Lumen area (mm2) 5.72±1.92 0.868 <0.05 0.289 0.003 0.688 <0.05 0.482 <0.05
Wall area (mm2) 9.96±3.51 −0.71 <0.05 0.028 0.781 −0.25 0.011 0.036 0.722
NWI 0.67±0.14 −0.95 <0.05 −0.25 0.012 −0.61 <0.05 −0.35 <0.05
MWT (mm) 1.30±0.50 −0.87 <0.05 −0.08 0.422 −0.44 <0.05 −0.17 0.088
Plaque area (mm2) 1.78±1.45 −0.66 <0.05 0.434 <0.05 0.235 0.017 0.407 <0.05
MPT (mm) 0.63±0.39 −0.62 <0.05 0.484 <0.05 0.131 0.188 0.353 <0.05
Plaque angle (°) 120.00±58.00 −0.28 0.004 0.112 0.26 0.171 0.083 0.1 0.317
FCTmin (mm) 0.24±0.19 −0.04 0.662 −0.91 <0.05 −0.66 <0.05 −0.73 <0.05
FCTave (mm) 0.35±0.22 −0.21 0.034 −0.81 <0.05 −0.79 <0.05 −0.82 <0.05

Continuous and normal data are presented as the mean ± standard deviation; continuous and non-normal data are presented as the median ± interquartile range. , the correlation coefficient of morphological and FEA-derived parameters is >0.7. FEA, finite-element analysis; NWI, normalized wall index; MWT, maximal wall thickness; MPT, maximal plaque thickness; FCTmin, minimum fibrous cap thickness; FCTave, average fibrous cap thickness.