Table 4.
Diffusion and IVIM values in lactating women.
| Lactating women (two scans; 24 breasts) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre breastfeeding | Post breastfeeding | Change (%) | P Value | |
| ADC0 (10−3 mm2/s) | 1.90 (1.78–2.05) | 1.72 (1.58–1.90) | -8.0 (-11.8– -5.3) | <0.001 |
| K | 0.33 (0.22–0.43) | 0.44 (0.22–0.48) | 19.7 (3.4–42.0) | <0.05 |
| sADC (10−3mm2/s) | 1.39 (1.30–1.49) | 1.25 (1.13–1.37) | -8.0 (-12.4– -5.4) | <0.001 |
| fIVIM (%) | 1.97 (1.41–3.25) | 2.97 (2.04–3.55) | 53.6 (1.9–128.6) | <0.01 |
| D* (10−3 mm2/s) | 10.6 (8.53–26.5) | 13.4 (8.34–19.6) | -1.8 (-37.9–48.6) | 1.00 |
Median values and interquartile ranges are provided. P values are Bonferroni corrected.
Change is the percentage change (%) of parameter values between pre- and post-breastfeeding.