Table 2 CDFI and AngioPLUS in 82 Invasive and Indolent lymphomas.

From: Identification of superficial invasive and indolent lymphomatous lymph nodes by multiple ultrasonographic vascular imaging

Characteristic

Pathology type

P value

Invasive lymphoma (n = 54)

Indolent lymphoma (n = 28)

RI

0.66 ± 0.09

0.56 ± 0.07

 < 0.001

Patterns of CDFI

 Absent

9 (16.7%)

1 (3.6%)

0.002

 Hilar

10 (18.5%)

14 (50.0%)

 

 Mixed

25 (46.3%)

13 (46.4%)

 

 Peripheral

10 (18.5%)

0 (0.0%)

 

Amount of vessels

 Absent

2 (3.7%)

0 (0.0%)

0.185

 Minimal

10 (18.5%)

1 (3.6%)

 

 Moderate

12 (22.2%)

7 (25.0%)

 

 Marked

30 (55.6%)

20 (71.4%)

 

Distribution of vessels

 Absent

2 (3.7%)

0 (0.0%)

0.024

 Internal vascularity

7 (13.0%)

10 (35.7%)

 

 Vessels in rim

11 (20.4%)

1 (3.6%)

 

 Combined

34 (63.0%)

17 (60.7%)

 

Four-tier vascularity score

 1

6 (11.1%)

0 (0.0%)

0.115

 2 

10 (18.5%)

2 (7.1%)

 

 3

16 (29.6%)

12 (42.9%)

 

 4

22 (40.7%)

14 (50.0%)

 
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