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Table 2 Mean values (±SD) of each perfusion-related parameter in the largest ROI MAX and medium-size ROI A, ROI B, and ROI C with their statistical significance

From: Impact of region-of-interest size and location on quantitative contrast-enhanced ultrasound of canine splenic perfusion

Variable	ROI MAX	ROI A	ROI B	ROI C	p-value
Peak (%)	34.43±7.1^a	35.31±6.8^a	35.72±7.9^a	31.89±6.9^b	0.035
TTP (s)	45.88±11^a	46.01±17^a	46.88±11^a	44.33±9.1^b	0.032
RBF (L/min)	43.11±8.9^a	45.67±11^a	43.55±9.8^a	41.10±8.8^b	0.015
MTT (s)	76.09±17^a	78.87±18^a	78.35±16^a	71.56±18^b	0.021
RBV	3425.22±1309^a	3545.88±1231^a	3550.08±1311^a	3073.87±1442^b	0.003

Different letters (a–b) in the same row indicate significant differences by ANOVA test, followed by Tukey’s post-hoc test (p < 0.05)

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