Table 1. Correlation between parameters and the different pathologic scoring systems.

	pCR*		TRG0-1*		TNM-downstaging*
Pathologic evaluation	Non-pCR(n=42) vs. pCR(n=14)	p	TRG2-3(n=34) vs.TRG0-1(n=22)	p	No(n=30) vs. Yes(n=26)	p
ADCpre(×10-3mm2/s)	0.86±0.15 vs. 0.82±0.11	0.332	0.86±0.17 vs. 0.83±0.11	0.524	0.85±0.13 vs. 0.85±0.17	0.944
ADCpost(×10-3mm2/s)	1.12±0.16 vs. 1.31±0.13	<0.001	1.10±0.15 vs. 1.27±0.17	<0.001	1.10±0.15 vs. 1.25±0.17	0.001
ADCratio	0.33±0.27 vs. 0.64±0.34	<0.001	0.32±0.26 vs. 0.55±0.34	0.006	0.32±0.24 vs. 0.52±0.35	0.015
MDpre(×10-3mm2/s)	1.50±0.33 vs. 1.40±0.21	0.269	1.51±0.35 vs. 1.43±0.21	0.314	1.49±0.27 vs. 1.46±0.34	0.763
MDpost(×10-3mm2/s)	1.95±0.30 vs. 2.45±0.33	<0.001	1.98±0.32vs. 2.23±0.42	0.012	1.94±0.29 vs. 2.23±0.41	0.003
MDratio	0.35±0.32 vs. 0.80±0.43	<0.001	0.36±0.32 vs. 0.62±0.46	0.017	0.35±0.31 vs. 0.59±0.45	0.017
MKpre	0.89±0.11 vs. 0.72±0.09	<0.001	0.90±0.11 vs. 0.77±0.11	<0.001	0.86±0.10 vs. 0.82±0.14	0.075
MKpost	0.68±0.08 vs. 0.56±0.06	<0.001	0.69±0.07 vs. 0.59±0.08	<0.001	0.67±0.08 vs. 0.63±0.10	0.167
MKratio	0.23±0.01 vs. 0.21±0.13	0.678	0.22±0.11 vs. 0.23±0.11	0.733	0.23±0.10 vs. 0.21±0.12	0.513

*Data are the means±standard deviation.

MK_ratio=(MK_pre-MK_post)/MK_pre; MD_ratio=( MD_post-MD_pre)/MD_pre;

ADC_ratio=(ADC_post-ADC_pre)/ADC_pre