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Table 6 The correlation analysis among SWE parameters, CVF and MLD

From: Investigation of correlation between shear wave elastography and lymphangiogenesis in invasive breast cancer and diagnosis of axillary lymph node metastasis

Variables 1

Variables 2

ρ

p-value (Pearson)

r

p-value (Spearman)

MLD

Emax

0.02

0.847

0.026

0.8

MLD

Emean

0.016

0.876

-0.042

0.685

MLD

Eratio

0.08

0.436

0.093

0.367

MLD

Esd

0.114

0.064

0.016

0.878

CVF

Emax

-0.15

0.143

-0.092

0.37

CVF

Emean

-0.223

0.028

-0.204

0.045

CVF

Eratio

-0.032

0.754

0.001

0.991

CVF

Esd

0.108

0.293

0.108

0.292

CVF

MLD

0.084

0.412

0.08

0.439

  1. MLD microlymphatic density, CVF collagen volume fraction