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Table 2 Comparison of echocardiographic parameters between thrombus and tumor

From: The usefulness of contrast echocardiography in the evaluation of cardiac masses: a multicenter study

 

Thrombus

(n = 43)

Tumor

(n = 96)

P value

Area, mean (SD), mm2

917.6 (386.7)

1,513.2(794.2)

< 0.001

Echogenicity

  

0.002

 Uniform

29

37

 

 Non-uniform

14

59

 

Boundary

  

0.254

 Well-demarcated

31

59

 

 Not well-demarcated

12

37

 

Base

  

< 0.001

 Narrow with peduncle

0

32

 

 Narrow with notch

39

23

 

 Broad

4

41

 

Mass perfusion

  

< 0.001

 No perfusion

27

0

 

 Mild perfusion

11

54

 

 Intense Perfusion

5

42

 

Motility

  

0.172

 Absent

33

62

 

 Present

10

34

 

Pericardial effusion

  

0.438

 Absent

31

61

 

 Present

12

35

 

Enhancement A1/A2,

0.39

1.20

< 0.001

median (IQR)

(0.20–0.76)

(0.83–1.57)

 
  1. CI, confidence interval; IQR, interquartile range; OR, odds ratio; SD, standard deviation. * variables entered into the multivariate regression included area, echogenicity, base, massperfusion, and enhancement A1/A2
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