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Table 6 Prognostic significance of infrared (IR) imaging parameters in patients with node-negative breast cancer

From: The association of infrared imaging findings of the breast with prognosis in breast cancer patients: an observational cohort study

 

Deceased

Survived

 

IR signsa

n (%)

n (%)

p

 IR1

  

0.04

  IR1 = 0

7

52

  IR1 = 1

5

10

 IR2

  

0.60

  IR2 = 0

5

31

  IR2 = 1

7

31

 IR3

  

0.26

  IR3 = 0

0

6

  IR3 = 1

12

56

 IR4

  

0.96

  IR4 = 0

10

52

  IR4 = 1

2

10

 IR5

  

0.04

  IR5 = 0

0

17

  IR5 = 1

12

45

  1. Total number of patients with node-negative breast cancer = 74
  2. The number of deceased patients = 12
  3. Estimated by chi-square test
  4. aIR imaging signs are defined in Table 1
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