Research Article

Imaging Tool for Predicting Renal Clear Cell Carcinoma Fuhrman Grade: Comparing R.E.N.A.L. Nephrometry Score and CT Texture Analysis

Table 1

Clinical and pathological characteristics of patients.

VariablesLow-grade group1High-grade group1 value2

Age0.442
Gender
 Male62 (63.3%)33 (73.3%)0.236
 Female36 (36.7%)12 (26.7%)
Necrosis
 Yes76 (77.6%)41 (91.1%)0.051
 No22 (22.4%)4 (8.9%)
Calcification
 Yes11 (11.2%)8 (17.8%)0.284
 No87 (88.8%)37 (82.2%)
T stage
 pT1a21 (21.43%)13 (28.89%)0.510
 pT1b53 (54.08%)24 (53.33%)
 pT2a24 (24.49%)8 (17.78%)
Kidney1.000
 Left42 (42.86%)20 (44.44%)
 Right56 (57.14%)25 (55.56%)

1 (%). 2Pearson’s Chi-squared test; Fisher’s exact test.