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Table 5 Comparison between Notched plauqe and other types of plaque

From: Ruthenium-106 plaque radiotherapy for uveal melanoma: analysis of tumor dimension and location on anatomical and functional results

 

Notched Plaque

Other Plaques

P-value

Number

46

188

 

Thickness (mean,range)

 Baseline

6.2 (2.5-11) mm

5.3 (2.5-9.5) mm

0.010

 Final

3.1 (1.0-6.5) mm

3.4 (0.0-8.0) mm

0.324

Visual acuity

 Baseline

0.84 logMAR

0.64 logMAR

0.111

 Final

0.88 logMAR

0.98 logMAR

0.527

Recurrence

9 (19.6%)

21 (11.2%)

0.127

Enucleation

9 (19.6%)

10 (5.3%)

0.002

Metastasis

2 (4.3%)

14 (7.4%)

0.455

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