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Table 3 Frequency, mean and standard deviation for length, width, and height of the lymph nodes of the caudal mesenteric, lumbar, and iliosacral 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

Caudal mesenteric

Lumbar

Iliosacral

Lymph node

Caudal mesenteric 1

Caudal mesenteric 2

Caudal mesenteric 3

Caudal mesenteric 4

Lumbar aortic 1

Lumbar aortic 2

Lumbar aortic 3

Right renal

Left renal

Right medial iliac

Left medial iliac

Right internal iliac

Left internal iliac

Right sacral

Left sacral

Length mm

 CT-Calc

11.37 (4.60)

9.44 (4.27)

10.24 (5.01)

12.80 (0.42)

4.25 (1.87)

9.20 (2.97)

9.25 (2.55)

16.52 (4.78)

17.04 (7.03)

7.96 (2.14)

8.08 (1.88)

5.58 (2.24)

5.65 (1.72)

 CT-MPR

10.34 (4.50)

8.98 (4.44)

10.88 (6.26)

13.05 (0.49)

3.93 (1.55)

9.30 (3.87)

8.80 (2.20)

17.85 (4.85)

17.52 (4.11)

8.17 (2.65)

8.66 (2.60)

5.09 (2.48)

4.65 (1.38)

 US

10.00 (2.22)

8.10 (1.70)

10.27 (3.56)

11.62 (3.46)

5.20 (NC)

 Anatomy

7.34 (4.99)

7.52 (2.23)

6.80 (5.09)

6.70 (–)

3.57 (2.02)

5.40 (3.25)

4.50 (–)

11.40 (8.77)

8.65 (4.60)

12.48 (6.58)

13.28 (4.74)

12.00 (NC)

6.70 (NC)

 MPR vs. Calc

               

 CT-MPR vs US

               

 CT-MPR vs Anatomy

         

B**

     

 US vs Anatomy

               

Width mm

 CT

5.14 (2.21)

5.37 (2.36)

6.38 (2.22)

6.45 (2.05)

2.17 (0.92)

4.64 (1.61)

3.30 (1.29)

3.46 (1.25)

3.31 (1.00)

4.25 (1.91)

4.07 (1.81)

4.76 (1.83)

4.72 (1.72)

 US

7.77 (2.69)

6.10 (2.69)

4.64 (1.72)

4.12 (1.33)

 Anat

3.12 (0.73)

3.12 (0.75)

4.00 (1.70)

4.00 (NC)

1.70 (0.72)

1.95 (0.35)

2.00 (NC)

3.10 (0.42)

2.30 (NC)

3.82 (1.08)

2.88 (0.73)

4.70 (NC)

4.40 (NC)

 CT vs US

               

 CT vs Anatomy

         

B**

     

 US vs Anatomy

               

Heigth mm

 CT

3.51 (1.44)

3.53 (1.55)

3.62 (1.82)

4.30 (1.27)

1.82 (1.13)

3.31 (1.07)

2.95 (1.38)

2.42 (0.65)

2.60 (1.16)

3.10 (1.50)

3.73 (1.71)

2.09 (0.67)

2.17 (0.84)

 US

3.50 (0.98)

3.25 (0.64)

3.45 (1.34)

3.28 (0.84)

2.00 (NC)

 Anatomy

1.66 (0.64)

1.82 (1.20)

1.90 (0.42)

1.90 (NC)

0.87 (0.58)

1.30 (NC)

0.90 (NC)

1.15 (0.21)

1.30 (0.42)

1.40 (0.87)

1.56 (0.88)

2.50 (NC)

 CT vs US

               

 CT vs Anatomy

B*

        

B*

     

 US vs Anatomy

               
  1. The statistical comparison among techniques is shown
  2. CT: computed tomography, US: ultrasonography, 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