Table 2.

Correlation coefficients between ΔLMR or ΔLMR × LV and the laboratory or pathologic data.

Parameter	ΔLMR	ΔLMR × LV	p value
Plt	0.405	0.457	0.22
Alb	0.668	0.701	0.22
T-bil	0.400	0.382	0.69
LDH	0.211	0.249	0.41
ChE	0.590	0.681	<0.01
Child-Pugh score	−0.599	−0.655	0.12
MELD score	−0.433	−0.477	0.29
Fibrosis	−0.493	−0.395	<0.05
Necroinflammation	−0.462	−0.324	<0.01

The data are correlation coefficients. LMR: the liver-to-erector spinae muscle; ΔLMR: the increase rate of LMR on the hepatobiliary phase compared with the precontrast image. ΔLMR and ΔLMR × LV were calculated as described in Section 2.