Research Article
Dual-Energy Computed Tomography Imaging in Early-Stage Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Preliminary Study
Table 1
Characteristics of patients.
| | Male (N = 21) | Female (N = 9) | value |
| Agea | 53(46,60) | 58(57,62) | 0.060 | Etiologyb | HBV | 11 (52.38%) | 5 (55.56%) | 1.000 | Others | 10 (47.62%) | 4 (44.44%) | AFP (ng/mL)b | ≤9 | 12 (57.14%) | 2 (22.22%) | 0.118 | >9 | 9 (42.86%) | 7 (77.78%) | CEA (ng/mL)b | ≤5 | 11 (52.38%) | 4 (44.44%) | 1.000 | >5 | 10 (47.62%) | 5 (55.56%) | BMI (kg/m2)b | <18.5 | 3 (14.29%) | 3 (33.33%) | 0.345 | 18.5–24.9 | 10 (47.62%) | 2 (22.22%) | >25 | 8 (38.10%) | 4 (44.44%) |
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