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. 2021 Mar 11;11(3):498. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics11030498

Table 2.

SWE mapping patterns and patient characteristics.

Characteristics Mapping Pattern
A B C
Number (case) 3 24 25
PDAC/TFP/ NET 0/3/0 11/12/1 25/0/0
Age (year) 64.7 ± 10.7 65.0 ± 11.3 69.2 ± 12.1
(53–74) (44–87) (35–85)
BMI (kg/m2) 21.9 ± 5.59 22.9 ± 3.65 20.8 ± 3.04
(17.0–28.0) (17.0–31.1) (15.5–28.5)
Smoking, n (%) 1 (33.3) 9 (37.5) 14 (56.0)
Alcohol, n (%) 0 4 (16.7) 3 (12.0)
Pancreatic lesion
Size (mm) 20.4 ± 7.88 26.2 ± 6.95 32.5 ± 14.0
(14.0–29.9) (15.0–40.0) (13.0–69.0)
Location (head), n (%) 1 (33.3) 13 (54.2) 8 (32.0)
SWE (kPa) 10.6 22.1 27.1
IQR (7.3–11.3) (13.0–56.2) (13.0–148.3)
SD (kPa) 4.94 17.6 27.1
IQR (3.6–5.7) (9.5–27.7) (13.0–48.3)
SWE tumor/non-tumor ratio 1.21 1.97 3.37
IQR (1.07–1.60) (1.43–4.07) (2.47–5.46)

SWE, shear wave elastography; PDAC, pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma; TFP, tumor-forming pancreatitis; NET, neuroendocrine tumor; BMI, body mass index; SD, standard deviation.