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Table 2 Correlation of ITSS score with different brain locations and subgroups

From: Contributional role of susceptibility-weighted imaging and apparent diffusion coefficient in pediatric brain tumor grading

Tumor group (N)

ITSS

τba

P

0

1

2

All tumor (64)

   

0.496

< 0.001*

 Low grade

14 (48.3%)

11 (37.9%)

4 (13.8%)

  

 High grade

4 (11.4%)

9 (25.7%)

22 (62.9%)

  

Supratentorial (41)

   

0.451

0.002*

 Low grade

9 (45%)

8 (40%)

3 (15%)

  

 High grade

3 (14.3%)

5 (23.8%)

13 (61.9%)

  

Infratentorial (23)

   

0.571

0.005*

 Low grade

5 (55.6%)

3 (33.3%)

1 (11.1%)

  

 High grade

1 (7.1%)

4 (28.6%)

9 (64.3%)

  

Off-midline (42)

   

0.496

0.001*

 Low grade

8 (42.1%)

8 (42.1%)

3 (15.8%)

  

 High grade

2 (8.7%)

6 (26.1%)

15 (65.2%)

  

Astrocytoma (33)

   

0.425

0.011*

 Low grade

9 (47.4%)

7 (36.8%)

3 (15.8%)

  

 High grade

2 (14.3%)

4 (28.6%)

8 (57.1%)

  

Neuronal and mixed glioneuronal tumor (11)

   

0.462

0.125

 Low grade

5 (50%)

4 (40%)

1 (10%)

  

 High grade

0

0

1 (100%)

  

Embryonal (12)

   

 Low grade

  

 High grade

0

4 (33.3%)

8 (66.7%)

  

Ependymoma (6)

   

 Low grade

  

 High grade

1 (167%)

1 (16.7%)

4 (66.7%)

  

Other (2)

   

 Low grade

  

 High grade

1 (50%)

0

1 (50%)

  
  1. N = number
  2. *Significant
  3. aKendall's tau b