Table 2.
Ultrasonographic data at baseline and over the 18 months follow-up period using a Boolean definition
| Sonography | Baseline | Month 6–7 | Month 9 | Month 12 | Month 15 | Month 18 | ||||||
| Number of patients | 53 | 42 | 30 | 20 | 15 | 12 | ||||||
| Mode | GS | PD | GS | PD | GS | PD | GS | PD | GS | PD | GS | PD |
| Score=0 | 20 (38) | 36 (68) | 15 (36) | 26 (62) | 6 (20) | 14 (47) | 7 (25) | 13 (65) | 3 (20) | 8 (53) | 2 (17) | 7 (58) |
| Score=1 | 19 (36) | 11 (21) | 11 (26) | 7 (17) | 8 (27) | 6 (20) | 0 (0) | 2 (10) | 5 (33) | 0 (0) | 5 (42) | 2 (17) |
| Score ≤1 | 39 (74) | 47 (89) | 26 (62) | 33 (79) | 14 (47) | 20 (67) | 7 (25) | 15 (75) | 8 (53) | 8 (53) | 7 (59) | 9 (75) |
| Score >1 | 14 (26) | 6 (11) | 16 (38) | 9 (21) | 16 (53) | 10 (33) | 13 (75) | 5 (25) | 7 (47) | 7 (47) | 5 (41) | 3 (25) |
Results are expressed as number (%).
GS, grey scale; PD, power Doppler.