Analysis of the clinical value of gemstone spectral computed tomography imaging in the preoperative assessment of colorectal cancer

Table 3 Short diameter of the maximum cross-sectional area of metastatic and non-metastatic lymph nodes, mean ± SD

Short diameter of the largest section (cm)	Metastatic lymph nodes (n = 150)	Non-metastatic lymph nodes (n = 115)	t	P value
Axial short diameter	1.25 ± 0.70	0.94 ± 0.33	4.389	< 0.001
Sagittal short diameter	1.17 ± 0.58	0.80 ± 0.20	6.547	< 0.001
Coronal short diameter	1.17 ± 0.62	0.86 ± 0.28	4.985	< 0.001