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Table 4 Frequency, mean and standard deviation for length, width, and height of the lymph nodes of the inguinofemoral, ischiatic, and popliteal 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

Inguinofemoral

Ischiatic

Popliteal

Lymph node

Right superficial inguinal

Left superficial inguinal 1

Left superficial inguinal 2

Right superficial caudal epigastric 1

Right superficial caudal epigastric 2

Right superficial caudal epigastric 3

Left superficial caudal epigastric 1

Left superficial caudal epigastric 2

Right ischiatic

Left ischiatic

Right popliteal

Left popliteal

Length mm

 CT-Calc

9.24 (3.03)

8.81 (4.14)

6.90

12.25 (5.56)

7.83 (3.87)

13.80 (NC)

13.71 (5.35)

15.00 (0.85)

4.92 (1.65)

5.63 (0.65)

8.24 (1.93)

8.14 (2.35)

 CT-MPR

9.03 (3.17)

8.12 (3.23)

9.90 (NC)

12.55 (6.98)

7.53 (5.16)

12.70 (NC)

13.37 (5.38)

16.25 (1.63)

4.58 (1.28)

4.63 (0.50)

8.02 (1.78)

8.49 (2.30)

 US

7.25 (1.75)

7.21 (2.28)

7.73 (2.36)

7.88 (2.35)

 Anatomy

13.60 (5.62)

13.05 (5.33)

3.20 (–)

3.30 (–)

7.37 (2.28)

6.63 (1.82)

 MPR vs. Calc

            

 MPR-CT vs US

9.24 (3.03)

8.81 (4.14)

6.90

12.25 (5.56)

7.83 (3.87)

13.80 (NC)

13.71 (5.35)

15.00 (0.85)

4.92 (1.65)

5.63 (0.65)

8.24 (1.93)

8.14 (2.35)

 MPR-CT vs Anatomy

            

 US vs Anatomy

            

Width mm

 CT

6.88 (2.53)

6.76 (2.95)

6.90 (NC)

5.80 (1.96)

4.30 (0.82)

6.90 (NC)

5.72 (1.95)

5.60 (2.4)

4.05 (0.76)

3.73 (0.91)

6.29 (1.65)

5.97 (1.25)

 US

6.19 (3.11)

5.43 (1.82)

5.99 (1.26)

6.05 (1.32)

 Anatomy

3.45 (1.69)

3.27 (1.49)

2.00 (NC)

6.00 (NC)

4.45 (2.52)

4.10 (1.80)

 CT vs US

            

 CT vs Anatomy

 

B*

          

 US vs Anattomy

 

B*

          

Heigth mm

 CT

3.21 (1.14)

3.04 (1.28)

4.20 (NC)

3.88 (1.25)

3.83 (1.95)

5.90 (NC)

3.83 (1.35)

5.00 (0.85)

2.42 (0.63)

2.50 (0.1)

5.11 (1.83)

5.42 (1.45)

 US

2.72 (0.90)

2.67 (0.62)

4.99 (1.24)

5.11 (1.36)

 Anatomy

1.27 (0.72)

1.27 (0.70)

1.00 (NC)

1.00 (NC)

1.58 (0.93)

1.67 (1.04)

 CT vs US

            

 CT vs Anatomy

 

B**

          

 US vs Anatomy

 

B**

          
  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