Preventive Effect of Hippocampal Sparing on Cognitive Dysfunction of Patients Undergoing Whole-Brain Radiotherapy and Imaging Assessment of Hippocampal Volume Changes

Figure 3

Comparison of ECOG scores before and after radiotherapy between the two groups (). Note: the abscissa represents the control group and experimental group, and the ordinate represents the ECOG score, points. The ECOG scores before and after radiotherapy in the control group were and , respectively. The ECOG scores before and after radiotherapy in the experimental group were and , respectively. indicates a significant difference in the ECOG scores before and after radiotherapy in the control group (, ). indicates a significant difference in the ECOG scores before and after radiotherapy in the experimental group (, ). indicates a significant difference in the ECOG scores between the two groups after radiotherapy (, ).