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. 2014 Jun 17;87(1039):20130807. doi: 10.1259/bjr.20130807

Table 5.

Mean apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values by histological type for ADCall and the pair combinations of b-values 50, 1000 and 200, 800 s mm−2

Histological type n ADC (×10 3mm2 s−1) 50–1000a,b, mean ± SD ADC (×10 3mm2 s−1) 50, 1000c,a, mean ± SD ADC (×10 3mm2 s−1) 200, 800c,b, mean ± SD p-valuec p-valuea p-valueb
Ductal Ca in situ 9 1.33 ± 0.70 1.35 ± 0.69 1.30 ± 0.76 0.68 0.31 0.95
Invasive ductal Ca 47 1.05 ± 0.40 1.05 ± 0.40 1.06 ± 0.40 0.75 0.51 0.55
Lobular Ca in situ 4 1.09 ± 0.19 1.10 ± 0.20 1.05 ± 0.20 0.07 0.14 0.07
Invasive lobular Ca 20 1.30 ± 0.49 1.27 ± 0.45 1.30 ± 0.43 0.12 0.06 0.44
Mucinous Ca 1 1.47 1.38 1.39 _ _ _
Other malignantd 8 1.21 ± 0.60 1.19 ± 0.60 1.23 ± 0.61 0.58 0.21 0.89
Fibroadenoma 24 1.80 ± 0.36 1.78 ± 0.37 1.81 ± 0.38 0.46 0.32 0.77
Epithelial proliferative 7 2.03 ± 0.39 2.00 ± 0.36 2.05 ± 0.36 0.06 0.18 0.87
Papilloma 3 1.47 ± 0.11 1.45 ± 0.08 1.47 ± 0.09 0.11 0.59 1.00
Hamartoma 2 1.85 ± 0.48 1.82 ± 0.43 1.92 ± 0.60 0.65 0.65 0.65
Other benigne 13 1.71 ± 0.39 1.73 ± 0.39 1.70 ± 0.42 0.46 0.51 0.75

Ca, carcinoma; n, number of lesions; SD, standard deviation.

a

The p-value difference in mean ADC between ADCall and the pair 50, 1000 s mm−2 by lesion histological type (Wilcoxon test).

b

The p-value difference in mean ADC between ADCall and the pair 200, 800 s mm−2 by lesion histological type (Wilcoxon test).

c

The p-value difference in mean ADC between the pairs 50, 1000 and 200, 800 s mm−2 by lesion histological type (Wilcoxon test).

d

Not otherwise specified.

e

Fibrocystic changes, complex sclerosing adenosis, complex cystic lesion.