Usefulness of Ki-67, Mitoses, and Tumor Size for Predicting Metastasis in Carcinoid Tumors of the Lung: A Study of 48 Cases at a Tertiary Care Centre in Canada

Table 3

Ki-67 index: correlation between CIAM and MCM.

Method	Ki-67 index	Pearson correlation coefficient
	Mean (SD)	(P value)
CIAM	0.77 (0.68)	0.929 (0.001)
MCM	1.6 (1.5)

indicates strong correlation; P value <0.05, significant; CIAM: computer image analysis method; MCM: manual conventional method; SD: standard deviation.