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. 2018 Feb 5;91(1084):20170421. doi: 10.1259/bjr.20170421

Table 4.

Intravoxel incoherent motion-derived parameters of normal oesophageal wall and staged oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma

ADC (×10−3 mm2 s–1) D (×10−3 mm2 s–1) D* (×10−3 mm2 s–1) f (%)
Normal oesophagus (n = 20) 1.97 ± 0.24 1.67 ± 0.53 30.85 ± 33.91 31.94 ± 1.82
Oesophageal tumour (n = 60) 1.28 ± 0.30 1.32 ± 1.29 24.59 ± 31.25 22.51 ± 5.64
 T1-stage (n = 11) 1.78 ± 0.11 1.65 ± 0.10 40.39 ± 33.40 27.96 ± 0.94
 T2-stage (n = 12) 1.37 ± 0.12 1.28 ± 0.27 19.60 ± 25.20 24.86 ± 1.28
 T3-stage (n = 37) 1.11 ± 0.19 1.24 ± 1.64 21.51 ± 31.66 20.12 ± 5.89

Notes, Data are means ± standard deviation. ADC,apparent diffusion coefficient; D, pure diffusion coefficient; D*, perfusion-related incoherent microcirculation; f, microvascular vol fraction.