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. 2019 Feb 4;9:1325. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-37394-w

Table 1.

Tumor burden calculation performed for different samples using three different methods: (1) from the tumor area segmented manually in 2D images of H&E-stained specimens; (2) from the tumor area segmented using a semi-automated method and micro-CT slices of I2E-stained specimen; and (3) and tumor volume reported as the sum of measurements of all the tumorous areas of all virtual micro-CT slices.

Sample Tumor burden (%)
H&E histological slice micro-CT virtual slice micro-CT volumetric image
1a 6.9 7.6 16.9
2b 5.9 20.7
3c 20.5 22.8 65.8
4d 3.3 10.5 8.8

Columns from left to right: aFigs 3D and 4A,D and ; bFigs 3E and 4B,E; cFigs 3F and 4C,F (respectively equal to Fig. 5A,C); dFig. 5B,D, and micro-CT volumetric image not shown.