Table 1.
Volumes of eight different surgical siti were determined with three different methods creating four different calculations
| Operation Site | Mold Filling [cm3] | Tetrahedron Approximation [cm3] | Semiellipsoid Approximation [cm3] | TOF [cm3] | Correlation Between Manual Measurement and TOF (p-Value) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100 | 163±11 (6.5%) | 171±11 (6.5%) | 125±6 (5.2%) | r=0.020 (0.917) |
| 2 | 110 | 198±16 (8.3%) | 207±17 (8.3%) | 104±7 (7.0%) | r=−0.512 (0.004) |
| 3 | 150 | 136±13 (9.2%) | 143±13 (9.2%) | 73±9 (12.5%) | r=−0.006 (0.976) |
| 4 | 150 | 215±16 (7.3%) | 225±16 (7.3%) | 67±10 (14.4%) | r=−0.280 (0.134) |
| 5 | 173 | 496±63 (12.7%) | 519±66 (12.7%) | 164±28 (17.3%) | r=− 0.399 (0.029) |
| 6 | 180 | 212±7 (3.4%) | 222±8 (3.4%) | 135±36 (26.7%) | r=0.439 (0.015) |
| 7 | 200 | 226±10 (4.4%) | 236±10 (4.4%) | 118±35 (29.6%) | r=−0.459 (0.011) |
| 8 | 220 | 341±13 (3.9%) | 357±14 (3.9%) | 186±36 (19.5%) | r=−0.144 (0.448) |
Mean and standard deviation of all measurements, as well as data variability (in brackets) are shown for each method and each site.
TOF, time-of-flight.