Table 2.
Ultrasound imaging characteristics
| n | Stone | Urinary retention | BWT (mm) |
Length (mm) |
Depth (mm) |
Width (mm) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.83 ± 0.18 | 11.26 ± 1.43 | 3.22 ± 0.57 | 5.48 ± 0.80d |
| OD | 9 | 1* | 2** | 1.23 ± 0.26a | 13.53 ± 1.27b | 4.37 ± 0.29c | 5.87 ± 0.59 |
| DM | 8 | 2 | 2** | 1.92 ± 0.58a | 13.05 ± 1.36b | 5.32 ± 1.64c | 6.48 ± 1.10 |
No statistical significance between the OD and DM groups (a, P = 0.085. b, P = 0.536. c, P = 0.946)
*The bladder stone was invisible on the imaging in the OD rat
**Urinary retention rats were not included for analysis (width, length depth and BWT)
aStatistical significance for the OD group compared to the control group (P = 0.043). Statistical significance for the DM group compared to the control group (P < 0.001)
bStatistical significance for the OD group compared to the control group (P = 0.005). Statistical significance for the DM group compared to the control group (P = 0.033)
cStatistical significance for the OD group compared to the control group (P = 0.012). Statistical significance for the DM group compared to the control group (P = 0.006)
dNo statistical significance among three groups (P = 0.116)