Table 2.
Parameter | Normal tissue | Tumour target | Cystic BPH | p-value(normal vs. tumour) | p-value(normal vs. cystic BPH) |
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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