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. 2022 Mar;12(3):1684–1697. doi: 10.21037/qims-21-300

Table 2. Summary of MR features per TMB-based subtypes.

MR features Total (n=168) TMB group χ2 P
TMB low TMB high
Necrosis 0.149 0.700
   Negative 31 (18.45) 19 (17.59) 12 (20.00)
   Positive 137 (81.55) 89 (82.41) 48 (80.00)
Multifocality 10.388 0.001
   Negative 161 (95.83) 108 (100.00) 53 (88.33)
   Positive 7 (4.17) 0 (0) 7 (11.67)
Hemorrhage 0.101 0.750
   Negative 142 (84.52) 92 (85.19) 50 (83.33)
   Positive 26 (15.48) 16 (14.81) 10 (16.67)
Degree of enhancement 8.925 0.003
    Negative 68 (43.04) 52 (52.00) 16 (27.59)
    Positive 90 (56.96) 48 (48.00) 42 (72.41)
Proportion CE tumor 12.984 <0.001
    Negative 102 (64.56) 75 (75.00) 27 (46.55)
    Positive 56 (35.44) 25 (25.00) 31 (53.45)
Enhancing margin 0.024 0.876
    Well-defined 42 (26.58) 27 (27.00) 15 (25.86)
    Poorly-defined 116 (73.42) 73 (73.00) 43 (74.14)
Extranodular growth 19.49 <0.001
    Negative 129 (81.65) 92 (92.00) 37 (63.79)
    Positive 29 (18.35) 8 (8.00) 21 (36.21)
T1 + C/T2 mismatch 6.763 0.009
    Negative 135 (85.44) 91 (91.00) 44 (75.86)
    Positive 23 (14.56) 9 (9.00) 14 (24.14)
CS 1.744 0.187
    >30 mm 86 (51.81) 59 (55.66) 27 (45.00)
    ≤30 mm 80 (48.19) 47 (44.34) 33 (55.00)
Location 5.169 0.023
    Other 104 (61.90) 60 (55.56) 44 (73.33)
    Frontal lobe 64 (38.10) 48 (44.44) 16 (26.67)
SVZ 7.413 0.006
    Negative 59 (35.12) 46 (42.59) 13 (21.67)
    Positive 109 (64.88) 62 (57.41) 47 (78.33)
Volume 0.162 0.687
    <60 cm3 50 (29.76) 31 (28.70) 19 (31.67)
    ≥60 cm3 118 (70.24) 77 (71.30) 41 (68.33)
Intratumoral vascular 0.001 0.973
    Negative 4 (2.53) 2 (2.00) 2 (3.45)
    Positive 154 (97.47) 98 (98.00) 56 (96.55)
Length 3.303 0.069
    < median 83 (49.4) 59 (54.63) 24 (40.00)
    ≥ median 85 (50.6) 49 (45.37) 36 (60.00)
Width 0.043 0.836
   < median 83 (49.40) 54 (50.00) 29 (48.33)
   ≥ median 85 (50.60) 54 (50.00) 31 (51.67)
Depth 0.013 0.908
   < median 83 (49.40) 53 (49.07) 30 (50.00)
   ≥ median 85 (50.60) 55 (50.93) 30 (50.00)
Length-width ratio 4.192 0.041
   < median 85 (50.60) 61 (56.48) 24 (40.00)
   ≥ median 83 (49.40) 47 (43.52) 36 (60.00)
Length-depth ratio 0.305 0.581
   < median 86 (51.19) 57 (52.78) 29 (48.33)
   ≥ median 82 (48.81) 51 (47.22) 31 (51.67)
Length-depth ratio 0.014 0.907
   < median 84 (50.60) 54 (50.94) 30 (50.00)
   ≥ median 82 (49.40) 52 (49.06) 30 (50.00)
Volume 0.28 0.597
   < median 83 (49.40) 55 (50.93) 28 (46.67)
   ≥ median 85 (50.60) 53 (49.07) 32 (53.33)

MR, magnetic resonance; TMB, tumor mutational burden; CE, contrast-enhanced; CS, the shortest distance between the edge of the lateral and the tumor centroid; SVZ, subventricular zone.