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. 2021 Oct;11(10):4258–4268. doi: 10.21037/qims-21-178

Table 2. Area of segmented adipose tissue in non-enhanced and contrast-enhanced scans (for 2D-segmentation).

Variables NES (dm2) CES (dm2) Change (%) P 95% CI (%) R2 P Conversion formula RMSEtrain (dm2) RMSEtest (dm2)
NES vs. ART (n=23)
   TAT 3.92±1.52 4.08±1.50 −2.32 (3.63) 0.005 −3.68, −0.75 0.997 <0.001 0.124+0.987*ART 0.10 0.14
   VAT 1.93±0.92 2.01±0.91 −3.51 (3.62) <0.001 −6.41, −2.42 0.989 <0.001 0.099+0.994*ART 0.10 0.05
   SAT 2.00±0.94 2.07±0.99 +0.85 (3.66) 0.64 −1.52, 2.45 0.997 <0.001 0.061+0.969*ART 0.05 0.11
NES vs. PVN (n=10)
   TAT 3.92±1.52 3.91±1.65 −2.69 (2.29) 0.008 −4.84, −0.97 0.997 <0.001 −0.047+1.040*PVN 0.12 0.08
   VAT 1.93±0.92 1.69±0.92 −6.68 (6.72) 0.11 −13.94, 1.73 0.951 <0.001 −0.129+1.202*PVN 0.20 0.73
   SAT 2.00±0.94 2.22±0.95 −0.28 (5.93) 0.92 −7.81, 7.70 0.993 <0.001 −0.055+1.030*PVN 0.09 0.58
NES vs. VEN (n=31)
   TAT 3.92±1.52 3.73±1.53 −6.33 (6.42) <0.001 −9.01, −3.90 0.987 <0.001 0.269+0.978*VEN 0.19 0.16
   VAT 1.93±0.92 1.77±0.92 −10.91 (10.47) <0.001 −16.15, −6.91 0.931 <0.001 0.215+0.972*VEN 0.23 0.18
   SAT 2.00±0.94 1.97±0.97 −0.31 (7.19) 0.11 −4.67, 0.48 0.986 <0.001 0.056+0.990*VEN 0.11 0.19

Data are mean ± standard deviation in dm2 or median in% and (interquartile range in percentage points). ART, arterial scan; CES, contrast-enhanced scan; CI, confidence interval; NES, non-enhanced scan; PVN, portal-venous scan; R2, coefficient of determination; RMSE, root-mean-square error; SAT, subcutaneous adipose tissue; TAT, total adipose tissue; test, test data; train, training data; VAT, visceral adipose tissue; VEN, venous scan. The first P value column (and 95% CI) corresponds to the relative change between CES and NES while the second P value column corresponds to the difference of the correlation coefficient R from zero. All conversion formulae calculate NES area in dm2.