Table 9a.

Pearson correlation analysis of MRI continuous variables with blood tests.

		ALT	GGT	ALP	TBIL	DBIL	ALB	PLT
		(IU/L)	(IU/L)	(x ULN)	(mg/dL)	(mg/dL)	(mg/dL)	(/mm3)
RE DP in high SI areas on DWI	Pearson’s r	−0.258	−0.230	−0.464*	0.111	−0.080	−0.116	−0.157
	p-value	0.214	0.269	0.019	0.598	0.703	0.581	0.464
	N	25	25	25	25	25	25	24
RE DP in liver background	Pearson’s r	−0.367	−0.442*	−0.672**	−0.301	−0.394	−0.264	0.038
	p-value	0.085	0.045	<0.001	0.163	0.063	0.224	0.867
	N	23	23	23	23	23	23	22
RE HBP in high SI areas on DWI	Pearson’s r.	−0.313	−0.123	−0.489*	−0.328.	−0.445*	−0.250	0.069
	p-value	0.127	0.558	0.013	0.110	0.026	0.228	0.748
	N	25	25	25	25	25	25	24
RE HBP in liver background	Pearson’s r	−0.493*	−0.350	−0.728**	−0.299	−0.589**	−0.401	−0.135
	p-value	0.017	0.102	<0.001	0.165	0.003	0.058	0.551
	N	23	23	23	23	23	23	23
Gadoxetic acid excretion grade	Pearson’s r	0.448*	0.143	0.234	0.387	0.533**	0.033	0.236
	p-value	0.022	0.487	0.249	0.051	0.005	0.872	0.257
	N	26	26	26	26	26	26	25

**, correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed); *, correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed). DWI: diffusion-weighted imaging; RE: relative enhancement; DP: delayed phase; SI: signal intensity; HBP: hepato-biliary phase; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; GGT: gamma-glutamyl transferase; TBIL: total bilirubin; DBIL: direct bilirubin; ALB: albumin; PLT: platelets.