TABLE 3.
Radiologic Evaluation of B-mode Images of the Control, Acute-, and Late-Toxicity Groups
| Group | Echogenicity, n (%)
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Heterogeneity, n (%)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hypoechoic | Isoechoic | Hyperechoic | P Value* | Mild | Moderate | Severe | P Value* | |
| Comparing three groups | <.001 | <.001 | ||||||
| Control (N = 26) | 0 (0) | 10 (38.5) | 16 (61.5) | 24 (92.3) | 2 (7.7) | 0 (0) | ||
| Acute toxicity (N = 32) | 16 (50) | 11 (34.4) | 5 (15.6) | 3 (9.4) | 15 (46.9) | 14 (43.8) | ||
| Late toxicity (N = 36) | 12 (33.3) | 17 (47.2) | 7 (19.4) | 10 (27.8) | 12 (33.3) | 14 (38.9) | ||
| Comparing control and toxicity groups | <.001 | <.001 | ||||||
| Control (N = 26) | 0 (0) | 10 (38.5) | 16 (61.5) | 24 (92.3) | 2 (7.7) | 0 (0) | ||
| Toxicity (N = 68) | 28 (41.2) | 28 (41.2) | 12 (17.7) | 13 (19.1) | 27 (39.7) | 28 (41.2) | ||
| Comparing control and acute-toxicity Groups | <.001 | <.001 | ||||||
| Comparing control and late-toxicity Groups | <.001 | <.001 | ||||||
| Comparing acute- and late-toxicity groups | .375 | .144 | ||||||
P≤0.05 means statistically significant.
*
P value is calculated by chi-squared test.