Table 9b.

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)
ADC in high SI areas on DWI	Pearson’s	−0.320	−0.257	−0.248	−0.413*	−0.283	−0.027	0.045
	p-value	0.111	0.205	0.222	0.036	0.161	0.896	0.830
	N	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
ADC in liver background	Pearson’s	−0.114	−0.111	−0.123	0.306	−0.095	−0.208	−0.261
	p-value	0.613	0.623	0.586	0.165	0.674	0.352	0.252
	N	22	22	22	22	22	22	21

**, correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed); *, correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed); DWI: diffusion-weighted imaging; ADC: apparent diffusion coefficient; SI: signal intensity; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; GGT: gamma-glutamyl transferase; TBIL: total bilirubin; DBIL: direct bilirubin; ALB: albumin; PLT: platelets.