Fig. 4

Comparisons of TBR values, PET/CT or MSS indicated LME ranges between different groups. a TBR values (A > B, A > D, A > F, E > B, E > D, E > F, C > B, C > D, C > F, P < 0.05); b PET/CT indicated LME range (A > B, A > D, A > F, A > E, C > B, C > D, C > F, E > D, E > F, B > D, B > F, P < 0.05); c MSS indicated LME range (A > C, A > D, A > F, B > D, B > F, C > D, C > F, P < 0.05); d TBR values from the perspective of different degrees of calcifications (A > B + D + F, C + E > B + D + F, P < 0.001); e PET/CT indicated LME range from the perspective of different degrees of calcifications (A > C + E, A > B + D + F, C + E > B + D + F, P < 0.05); f MSS indicated LME range from the perspective of different degrees of calcifications (A > C + E, A > B + D + F, C + E > B + D + F, P < 0.05); g TBR values from the perspective of different degrees of liquefactions (E > F, P < 0.01); h PET/CT indicated LME range from the perspective of different degrees of liquefactions (A + B > F, E > F, P < 0.001); i MSS indicated LME range from the perspective of different degrees of liquefactions (A + B > C + D, A + B > F, P < 0.01)