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Table 2.

Inter-limb and inter-technique vascularity index comparisons

	CDFI		Angio-PL.U.S.		Comparisons
	Mean ± SD	%SSD	Mean ± SD	%SSD	p ^a	p ^b	p ^c	p ^d
Biceps Brachii
Non-Dominant VI	0.55 ± 0.31	-2.43 ± 43.81	0.46 ± 0.36	-77.79 ± 129.57	0.167	0.053	0.022^*	0.002^*†
Dominant VI	0.51 ± 0.29	-2.43 ± 43.81	0.57 ± 0.35	-77.79 ± 129.57	0.167	0.053	0.022^*	0.170
Medial Gastrocnemius
Non-Dominant VI	0.99 ± 0.41	-12.11 ± 52.19	0.93 ± 0.48	-27.17 ± 80.09	0.950	0.756	0.225	0.312
Dominant VI	1.02 ± 0.46	-12.11 ± 52.19	0.97 ± 0.58	-27.17 ± 80.09	0.950	0.756	0.225	0.147
^* Statistically significant difference (p ≤ 0.05) ^† Statistically significant difference after adjusting for multiple comparisons (p ≤ 0.01) ^a Inter-limb comparisons for VI obtained using CDFI (Non-Dominant vs. Dominant) (Wilcoxon Signed Ranks) ^b Inter-limb comparisons for VI obtained using Angio-PL.U.S. (Non-Dominant vs. Dominant) (Wilcoxon Signed Ranks) ^c Percent side-to-side difference comparisons between imaging techniques (CDFI vs. Angio-PL.U.S.) (Wilcoxon Signed Ranks) ^d Intra-limb VI comparisons between imaging techniques (CDFI vs. Angio-PL.U.S.) (Wilcoxon Signed Ranks) Abbreviations: %SSD = Percent Side-to-Side Difference, Angio-PL.U.S. = Angio PLanewave UltraSensitive Imaging, CDFI = Color Doppler Flow Imaging, VI = Vascularity Index