Table 2. Differences of Perfusion and Diffusion Parameters between Muscles and Tumors.
Tumor | Masseter Muscle | P | |
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ADC | 1.132 ± 0.385 | 1.276 ± 0.131 | < 0.001 |
D | 0.959 ± 0.393 | 1.589 ± 0.132 | 0.002 |
D* | 188.713 ± 79.640 | 287.776 ± 218.693 | 0.086 |
f | 0.147 ± 0.044 | 0.143 ± 0.067 | 0.849 |
Wash-in | 0.284 ± 0.263 | 0.025 ± 0.045 | < 0.001 |
Emax | 2.434 ± 0.671 | 0.766 ± 0.480 | < 0.001 |
Tmax | 48.303 ± 38.077 | 85.281 ± 30.596 | 0.001 |
AUC60 | 95.493 ± 38.757 | 22.734 ± 23.071 | < 0.001 |
AUCw | 823.105 ± 206.401 | 288.938 ± 197.374 | < 0.001 |
For definitions of indicated parameters please refer to Imaging Processing section of Materials and Methods. Except p value, data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation. Unit for ADC, D and D* value is × 10-3 mm2/s. Unit for Tmax is second. ADC = apparent diffusion coefficient, AUCw = whole area under the curve, AUC60 = the initial 60-second area under the curve, Emax = the maximum amplitude of enhancement, Tmax = the time at which Emax occurs