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Table 2 Mean and standard deviation for length, width, and height of the lymph nodes of the celiac and cranial mesenteric lymph centers

From: Anatomic, computed tomographic, and ultrasonographic assessment of the lymph nodes in presumed healthy adult cats: the abdomen, pelvis, and hindlimb

Lymph center

Celiac

Cranial mesenteric

Lymph node

Gastric 1

Gastric 2

Hepatic

Splenic

Pancreatico-duodenal

Jejunal 1

Jejunal 2

Jejunal 3

Jejunal 4

Ileocecal 1

Ileocecal 2

Colic 1

Colic 2

Colic 3

Colic 4

Colic 5

Lengthmm

 CT-Calc

6.34 (2.62)

4.48 (0.74)

9.14 (3.26)

5.08 (1.63)

7.20 (2.18)

34.50 (7.80)

23.60 (7.20)

12.10 (3.40)

7.82 (2.52)

7.44 (2.76)

12.58 (4.00)

8.63 (2.49)

6.88 (3.25)

4.76 (1.16)

5.80 (2.42)

 CT-MPR

6.58 (3.18)

6.12 (3.91)

9.03 (2.77)

5.33 (2.01)

6.38 (1.82)

36.97 (5.42)

26.73 (4.75)

13.80 (2.50)

7.38 (2.21)

7.1 (1.96)

11.86 (3.71)

7.57 (2.51)

5.98 (1.92)

4.06 (0.77)

5.20 (3.52)

 US

5.99 (2.05)

4.00 (0.28)

6.15 (2.32)

5.41 (2.03)

5.76 (1.49)

25.05(6.19)

17.87 (7.74)

10.00 (2.34)

7.13 (2.65)

6.55 (1.92)

8.14 (2.39)

 Anatomy

8.56 (6.45)

10.84 (2.17)

4.35 (2.62)

5.60 (3.06)

45.30 (10.83)

26.78 (12.45)

11.08 (1.50)

18.67 (18.58)

5.78 (2.37)

5.10 (0.88)

15.68 (10.59)

8.75 (3.62)

6.85 (1.45)

6.70 (3.07)

4.85 (2.89)

 MPR vs. Calc

    

A**

A*

A*

     

A*

   

 CT-MPR vs US

  

A*

  

A*

A*

A*

   

A*

    

 CT-MPR vs Anat

         

B*

      

 US vs Anat

  

B**

       

B*

     

Width mm

 CT

3.30 (1.06)

3.23 (1.11)

3.89 (1.67)

4.12 (1.32)

6.05 (1.79)

9.55 (4.44)

9.58 (4.91)

10.25 (3.06)

5.37 (1.54)

7.57 (9.06)

5.94 (3.02)

5.09 (1.91)

4.58 (1.50)

5.40 (1.79)

4.20 (1.68)

 US

4.87 (1.16)

3.50 (2.40)

5.33 (1.95)

3.80 (1.31)

5.77 (2.13)

10.93 (5.23)

15.27 (6.04)

8.68 (4.69)

6.36 (2.84)

5.96 (2.32)

7.44 (3.38)

 Anatomy

3.14 (1.05)

4.20 (2.02)

2.65 (1.20)

2.55 (1.05)

7.90 (3.50)

5.40 (1.31)

3.75 (0.71)

3.67 (1.80)

2.95 (0.91)

3.45 (1.05)

3.05 (0.63)

4.08 (1.57)

3.48 (1.12)

3.40 (0.89)

3.55 (1.77)

 CT vs US

A**

     

A*

         

 CT vs Anat

    

B**

 

B*

B*

 

B*

B**

B*

    

 US vs Anat

B*

   

B**

 

B*

B*

 

B*

B**

B*

    

Heigth mm

 CT

3.04 (1.27)

3.43 (0.86)

4.48 (1.62)

3.55 (1.38)

4.31 (1.36)

6.27 (2.58)

5.78 (1.70)

8.53 (4.11)

3.80 (1.20)

6.41 (9.8)

5.35 (2.98)

3.70 (1.53)

2.87 (0.92)

3.36 (1.47)

3.30 (1.00)

 US

2.50 (0.72)

3.10 (0.28)

2.92 (0.77)

2.53 (0.94)

3.17 (0.94)

4.42 (1.55)

4.23 (1.07)

4.38 (1.75)

3.06 (1.01)

2.94 (0.59)

3.68 (1.29)

 Anatomy

1.1 (0.14)

2.44 (1.55)

1.5 (0.71)

1.1 (0.64)

2.50 (1.87)

1.55 (1.05)

1.55 (0.24)

1.35 (0.39)

1.47 (0.57)

1.23 (0.46)

1.35 (0.49)

1.30 (0.47)

1.20 (0.18)

1.45 (0.21)

 CT vs US

A*

  

A*

A**

 

A*

A*

 

A**

A*

     

 CT vs Anat

B**

 

B*

B*

B**

B*

B*

B*

 

B**

B**

B*

B*

B*

B*

 

 US vs Anat

B**

   

B**

B*

B*

B*

 

B**

B**

     
  1. The statistical comparison among techniques is shown
  2. CT: computed tomography, US: ultrasonography, Anat: Anatomy, NC: not calculated, SD: standard deviation, CT-MPR: multiplanar reconstruction-length, CT-Calc.: calculated-length
  3. *P-value < 0.05, **P-value < 0.01, (A) Wilcoxon signed-rank test, (B) Mann–Whitney U test