Table 4. Comparison of tumor characteristics, technical feasibility, and technical efficacy according to visibility on B-mode ultrasound.
Visible category (n=27) | Not visible category (n=12) | p-value | ||
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Tumor location (right/left) | 12/15 | 5/7 | 0.876 | |
Hydrodissection (not used/used) | 25/2 | 12/0 | 0.753 | |
Size of tumor (cm) | 2.43±0.64 | 1.50±0.34 | <0.001 | |
Technical feasibility | ||||
B-mode | 2.79±0.63 | 1.40±0.60 | <0.001 | |
Fusion imaging | 3.84±0.39 | 3.12±0.38 | <0.001 | |
Technical efficacy (success/fail) | 27/0 | 12/0 | - |
Values are presented as number only or mean±standard deviation.
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