Table 2. Correlation between IVIM-DWI parameters and the expression of VEGF, MMP-2, and MMP-9 in HCC tissues.
| Parameters | VEGF | MMP-2 | MMP-9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| r | P value | r | P value | r | P value | |||
| ADC | 0.211 | 0.103 | –0.069 | 0.596 | 0.212 | 0.102 | ||
| D | 0.079 | 0.543 | –0.125 | 0.338 | 0.057 | 0.660 | ||
| D* | 0.526 | 0.000 | 0.058 | 0.659 | 0.488 | 0.000 | ||
| f | 0.740 | 0.000 | 0.387 | 0.002 | 0.633 | 0.000 | ||
D, slow apparent diffusion coefficient; D*, fast apparent diffusion coefficient; f, fast apparent diffusion coefficient fraction. HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma; VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor; MMP, matrix metalloproteinases; IVIM-DWI, intravoxel incoherent motion diffusion-weighted imaging; ADC, apparent diffusion coefficient.