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. 2014 Oct 17;9(10):e109172. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0109172

Table 1. Quantitative comparisons of perfusion parameters among abscesses, glioblastomas and metastases.

Region Parameter Abscess GB Mets Abscess vs. GB Abscess vs. Mets GB vs. Mets
Enhancing rim K2 1.33±1.29 0.92±0.79 1.22±1.45 0.508 0.968 0.706
CBV 1.45±1.17 3.85±2.19 2.39±0.90 0.001* 0.030* 0.034*
Corrected CBV 1.97±1.01 4.39±2.33 2.97±0.78 0.001* 0.007* 0.048*
Perifocal edema K2 0.28±0.27 0.14±0.16 0.11±0.10 0.198 0.072 0.786
CBV 1.04±0.43 1.54±1.21 0.88±0.33 0.242 0.432 0.082
Corrected CBV 1.21±0.40 1.62±1.24 0.90±0.35 0.380 0.053 0.063

Note. – Data are mean ± standard deviation; CBV and corrected CBV are in ratios to corresponding NAWM, GB, glioblastomas; Mets, metastasis; *p<0.05.