Skip to main content
. 2017 Dec 8;28(8):3141–3150. doi: 10.1007/s00330-017-5169-1

Table 2.

Target biopsy outcomes for MRI-defined lesions and contralateral benign tissue

Parameter Normal tissue Tumour target Cystic BPH p-value(normal vs. tumour) p-value(normal vs. cystic BPH)
ADC (× 10-3 mm2s-1)
 Peripheral zone 1.579 [1.363 – 1.794] 0.902 [0.869 – 0.974] N/A < 0.001* N/A
 Transition zone 1.270 [1.244 – 1.355] 0.845 [0.813 – 0.885] 1.955 [1.669 – 2.031] < 0.001* < 0.001
D app (× 10-3 mm2s-1)
 Peripheral zone 2.221 [2.039 – 2.446] 1.167 [0.910 – 1.366] N/A < 0.001* N/A
 Transition zone 1.808 [1.712 – 1.895] 0.951 [0.853 – 1.062] 2.152 [2.113 – 2.258] < 0.001* < 0.001*
K app (unitless)
 Peripheral zone 0.507 [0.426 – 0.550] 0.716 [0.621 – 0.869] N/A 0.004* N/A
 Transition zone 0.615 [0.548 – 0.653] 0.871 [0.663 – 0.1034] 0.374 [0.303 – 0.501] 0.004* 0.001*
MTR (%)
 Peripheral zone 20.0 [15.5 – 22.9] 25.0 [24.0 – 28.1] N/A < 0.001* N/A
 Transition zone 26.9 [23.5 - 28.0] 30.0 [28.2 - 32.0] 15.2 [6.9 - 21.3] 0.005* < 0.001*

Mean values listed, interquartile range in parentheses; *p < 0.05. BPH, benign prostatic hyperplasia