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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Feb 23.
Published in final edited form as: J Clin Gastroenterol. 2011 Nov-Dec;45(10):885–892. doi: 10.1097/MCG.0b013e318223bd2c

TABLE 6.

Distribution of Hepatic Apparent Diffusion Coefficient Values (× 10−3 mm2/s) in 88 Patients Stratified by MR Hardware and METAVIR Fibrosis Stage

Siemens Avanto (n=52) GE Signa (N=36)
METAVIR No. Subjects (%) Mean Liver ADC ± SD No. Subjects (%) Mean Liver ADC ± SD P*
0 18 (34.6%) 1.57 ± 0.31 15 (41.7%) 1.65 ± 0.10 0.32
1 9 (17.3%) 1.31 ± 0.19 11 (30.6%) 1.53 ± 0.12 0.006
2 1 (1.9%) 1.23 1 (2.8%) 1.48 n/a
3 3 (5.8%) 1.39 ± 0.28 3 (8.3%) 1.48 ± 0.23 0.70
4 21 (40.4%) 1.32 ± 2.60 6 (16.7%) 1.35 ± 0.16 0.77
*

P for Student T test comparing mean ADC of the 2 MR scanners within each METAVIR stage.

SD indicates standard deviation.