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. 2012 Nov;85(1019):1507–1512. doi: 10.1259/bjr/32269440

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
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.