Table 3.
The comparison of the quantitative parameters of TIC between initial HCC and recurrent HCC tumors.
| Group | Tumor size: 1.0–3.0 cm | Tumor size: 3.1–5.0 cm | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | ET (s) | PT (s) | WT (s) | n | ET (s) | PT (s) | WT (s)* | |
| Initial HCC | 20 | 15.8 ± 4.1 | 23.2 ± 5.3 | 74.1 ± 39.7 | 22 | 17.4 ± 3.7 | 24.6 ± 5.8 | 75.6 ± 45.8 |
| Recurrent HCC | 31 | 18.1 ± 3.7 | 24.3 ± 4.2 | 63.8 ± 29.1 | 11 | 17.0 ± 4.0 | 24.5 ± 5.3 | 50.3 ± 13.5 |
| p value | — | 0.084 | 0.913 | 0.076 | — | 0.925 | 0.874 | 0.013 |
TIC, time–intensity curve; HCC, hepatocelluar carcinoma; ET, enhance time; PT, peak time; WT, washout time.
*
Statistically significant.