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. 2022 Dec 15;45(1):55–63. doi: 10.1007/s00276-022-03060-0

Table 1.

Comparison of the prevalence, mean diameter, and intraosseous course of the MEV between cadaveric dissections and CT

Cadaveric dissections CT p-value
Prevalence 90.0% (27/30) 49.0% (50/102) 0.000
Mean diameter (mm) 1.84 2.06 0.285
  > 2.5 16.7% (5/30) 17.6% (18/102) 0.901
  > 4 6.7% (2/30) 3.9% (4/102) 0.526
Intraosseous course
 Straight type 57.9% (23/38) 49.2% (31/63) 0.269
 Curved type 42.1% (15/38) 50.8% (32/63)