Table 1 Subject population characteristics
Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
N | 29 |
Sex | |
F | 13/29 (45%) |
M | 16/29 (55%) |
Age (y) | |
Mean ± standard deviation | 56.4 ± 19.3 |
Range | 23–89 |
Pathology-based diagnosis | 29 |
Glioma | 16 |
WHO Grade IV | 7 |
WHO Grade III | 2 |
WHO Grade II | 3 |
WHO Grade I | 4 |
Metastatic carcinoma | 4 |
Breast | 2 |
Lung | 1 |
Melanoma | 1 |
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma | 2 |
Schwannoma | 1 |
Reactive changes | 2 |
Abscess | 1 |
Germinoma | 1 |
Demyelination | 1 |
Normal | 1 |
Time between biopsy and imaging (days) | |
Mean ± standard deviation | 9.7 ± 9.1 |
Range | 0–37 |
Biopsy samples | |
Mean number of samples taken per patient ± standard deviation | 3.24 ± 1.8 |
Mean sample volume (mm3) | 4119.5 |