Table 6.
The Number of Exponential Terms, Mean ± SD of the Adaptive IVIM Parameters and P Values of the Mann-Whitney U Test and the Independent-Sample t Test for the Distinction Between the Hypovascular and the Hypervascular Hepatic Lesions
| Hypovascular Lesions (35) | Hypervascular Lesions (59) | P-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n+1 | 3 (10) | 2 (25) | 3 (48) | 2 (11) | .002* | |
| fd | 0.86±0.06 | 0.89±0.05 | 0.84±0.08 | 0.85±0.07 | .510† | .091‡ |
| D (×10-3 mm2/s) | 1.21±0.41 | 1.17±0.30 | 1.42±0.56 | 1.75±0.44 | .364† | <.001‡ |
| f1 | 0.08±0.05 | 0.11±0.05 | 0.10±0.07 | 0.15±0.06 | .441† | .102‡ |
| D1* (×10-3 mm2/s) | 14.50±10.20 | 36.76±27.19 | 26.38±18.44 | 113.80±102.90 | .116† | .016‡ |
| f2 | 0.06±0.03 | – | 0.05±0.04 | – | .884† | – |
| D2* (×10-3 mm2/s) | 261.14±67.09 | – | 358.32±141.27 | – | .017† | – |
The number in the parentheses represents the number of hepatic lesions.
Comparison in the number of exponential terms between the Hypovascular and the Hypervascular Hepatic Lesions using the Mann-Whitney U test.
Comparison in the adaptive IVIM parameter between the Hypovascular and the Hypervascular Hepatic Lesions with three exponential terms using the independent-sample t test.
Comparison in the adaptive IVIM parameter between the Hypovascular and the Hypervascular Hepatic Lesions with two exponential terms using the independent-sample t test.