The survival curves of the rabbits in four subgroups.

<p>Multiple comparisons among different subgroups (p = 0.087, log-rank test).</p

The growth curves of the tumors after treatment in group I, II, III.

<p>Multiple comparisons among different subgroups (Bonferroni-test).</p

Receiver operating characteristic curves (ROC) estimated the diagnostic performance of ARFI.

<p>For a cut-off value of 1.88 m/s, area under the ROC curve: 0.752 (95% CI: 0.704 to 0.797), Standard Error: 0.033, Significance level <i>P</i><0.001. For a cut-off value of 1.88 m/s, ARFI had 71.87% Sensitivity (95%CI: 59.2 to 82.4), 69.69% Specificity (95%CI: 64 to 75), +LR: 2.37,?−LR: 0.4, for predicting CKD.</p

Potential influencing factors of SWV in healthy volunteers (n = 30).

a<p>Correlation between SWV and variables are analyzed with Pearson’s correlation coefficients,</p>b<p>Unpaired <i>t</i>-test is used to analyze the differences in SWV between two different groups,</p>c<p>Influencing factors are expressed as Mean ± SD (Range).</p

The ultrasound images of VX₂ tumor and puncturing guidance.

<p>A, B, C: a VX₂ tumor on ultrasound (US) at 0, 6th and 12th day after treatment, respectively; D: ¹³¹I-chTNT intratumoral injection; E: after ¹³¹I-chTNT intratumoral injection; F: radiofrequency ablation (RFA). Thin arrow: the VX₂ tumor; thick arrow: PTC needle (D) or RFA electrode (F).</p

The tumor volume growth rate (TVGR) and the tumor volume growth rate at each interval (TVGRI) of VX₂ tumors during the follow-up.

<p>The tumor volume growth rate (TVGR) and the tumor volume growth rate at each interval (TVGRI) of VX₂ tumors during the follow-up.</p

The SPECT/CT fusion images.

<p>The fusion images show the injected ¹³¹I-chTNT overlaps with the tumor.</p

Bland-Altman plot for interobserver SWV in 40 healthy volunteers.

<p>The difference of the observers is expressed as percentage deviation from the average of both observers (y axis), and the x axis represents the means of the two observers. The average interobserver difference is represented by the middle solid line, while the limit of agreement is represented by the two outer solid lines. The bias of the two observers is −4.7%, and the limit of agreement is between −48.9% and 39.5%. Two values lie outside the range.</p

The results of the weight and the blood assay of rabbit before and after treatment.

<p>I, II and III represent the No. of groups; A, B, C and D represent the No. of subgroups;</p><p>Time point: before and after treatment at two time points (1 day before and the 16th day after treatment).</p><p>Alkaline Phosphates, ALP; Aspartate Transaminase, AST; Alanine Aminotransferase, ALT; Total Protein, TP; Albumin, ALB; Blood Urea Nitrogen, BUN; Creatinine, Cr; White Blood Cell, WBC; Red Blood Cell, RBC; Hemoglobin, HB; Platelet, PLT.</p

Correlation of SWV with different variables in the 64 CKD patients.

<p>Correlation of SWV with different variables in the 64 CKD patients.</p