Table 3.
MR parameters correlate with tumor volume, NF and MVD.
H226 (n = 21) |
MSTO-211H (n = 21) |
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Tumor volume | NF | MVD | Tumor volume | NF | MVD | |||||||
Parameter | r | p | r | p | r | p | r | p | r | p | r | p |
T1 | 0.198 | 0.379 | 0.173 | 0.469 | 0.124 | 0.525 | 0.185 | 0.427 | 0.152 | 0.305 | 0.219 | 0.118 |
T2 | −0.224 | 0.040# | −1.630 | 0.139 | −0.097 | 0.308 | 0.281 | 0.039# | 0.223 | 0.105 | 0.223 | 0.104 |
R2* | 0.042 | 0.704 | 0.055 | 0.616 | 0.058 | 0.600 | −0.289 | 0.034# | −0.177 | 0.201 | −0.340 | 0.012 |
T2* | −0.084 | 0.447 | −0.089 | 0.423 | −0.121 | 0.274 | 0.202 | 0.142 | −0.117 | 0.401 | −0.053 | 0.703 |
ADC | −0.53 | 0.000# | −0.508 | 0.000# | −0.44 | 0.000# | −0.173 | 0.211 | −0.172 | 0.215 | 0.053 | 0.702 |
D | −0.431 | 0.001# | −0.456 | 0.000# | −0.312 | 0.004# | −0.055 | 0.715 | −0.053 | 0.71 | 0.059 | 0.672 |
D* | −0.031 | 0.781 | 0.053 | 0.634 | 0.000 | 0.997 | 0.065 | 0.641 | 0.327 | 0.016# | 0.342 | 0.011# |
f | 0.445 | 0.004# | 0.404 | 0.002# | 0.437 | 0.001# | −0.560 | 0.009# | −0.507 | 0.001# | −0.554 | 0.000# |
Note: n, numbers of tumors; NF, necrotic fraction; MVD, micro-vessel density.