Fig. 3
From: Transabdominal ultrasound for the characterization and follow-up of cystic pancreatic lesions
Comparative cross-method diameter analyses of cystic pancreatic lesions (CPL) detected by endoscopic endosonography (EUS) and transabdominal ultrasound (TAUS) (A-F). Significant differences in the size of CPL detected via EUS and TAUS were found for the total study population (A). The correlation analyses showed highly significant cross-method agreement (D). CPL < 1 cm differed highly significantly between EUS and TAUS (C) and consequently showed no correlation (F). In contrast, CPL ≥ 1 cm (B) were not significantly different between the methods (E). Correlation analyses were performed using Spearman’s correlation test, and group differences were tested using the Wilcoxon matched pairs signed-rank test. All the statistical tests used an α-level of 0.05, and statistical significance was defined as p > 0.05 (ns), p < 0.05 (*), p < 0.01 (**) or p < 0.001 (***).
