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Table 1 Clinical characteristics and routine MRI features

From: Application of preoperative advanced diffusion magnetic resonance imaging in evaluating the postoperative recurrence of lower grade gliomas

 

Non-recurrence

Recurrence

P-value

Number

25

23

N/A

Agea

40.17 ± 11.87

43.16 ± 12.53

0.549

Gender

  

0.971

 Male

14

10

 

 Female

11

13

 

Midline Invasion

  

0.882

 Yes

7

6

 

 No

18

17

 

Lesion location

  

0.571

 Frontal Lobe

11

12

 

 Non-Frontal Lobe

14

11

 

Lesion Size

  

0.154

 <6 cm

9

13

 

 ≥ 6 cm

16

10

 

Lesion Margin

  

0.010

 Sharp

19

9

 

 Blurred

6

14

 

Histological Classification

  

0.309

 Astrocytoma

18

16

 

 Oligodendroglioma

3

6

 

 Unclear

4

1

 

Pathological Grading

  

0.020

 II

11

17

 

 III

14

5

 

Therapy after surgery

  

0.428

 Chemotherapy and radiotherapy

10

16

 

 Chemotherapy

2

1

 

 Radiotherapy

7

5

 

 Not clear

6

3

 
  1. aContinuous variables were described as means ± standard deviations; N/A, not applicable