Table 3. Paired analysis of the difference in apparent diffusion coefficient value between the two visits for the different organs.
Organ | Volumes of interest analysis |
Regions of interest analysis |
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Mean of difference (10−6 mm2 s−1) | SD (10−6 mm2 s−1) | Mean of % change | SD (%) | r (%) | p-value | Mean of difference (10−6 mm2 s−1) | SD (10−6 mm2 s−1) | Mean of % change | SD (%) | r (%) | p-value | |
Liver | 9 | 47 | 0.85 | 4.4 | 8.6 | 0.56 | −5 | 125 | 0.82 | 12.6 | 24.7 | 0.79 |
Kidney | −3 | 70 | −0.14 | 4.0 | 7.7 | 0.85 | 3.5 | 178 | 0.6 | 10.2 | 20.0 | 0.88 |
Spleen | 2 | 40 | 0.28 | 4.9 | 9.6 | 0.86 | −19 | 117 | −1.3 | 14.3 | 28.0 | 0.39 |
Gallbladder | −13 | 95 | −0.4 | 3.2 | 6.4 | 0.67 | −40 | 290 | −0.70 | 10.7 | 21.0 | 0.55 |
ADC, apparent diffusion coefficient; SD, standard deviation.
r=coefficient of reproducibility, p-value for two-tailed matched-pair t-test.