Table 3.
Correlations between high- or low-stroma group and SI, L/M ratio, distribution of kinetic parameters and ADC value of invasive breast cancer
| High-stroma (n = 57) | Low-stroma (n = 69) | p- value | ||
| SI | 208.64 (89.75–410.1) | 331.36 (115.25–1529.13) | < 0.001 | |
| L/M ratio | 5.69 (2.4–10.7) | 9.31 (2.91–49.86) | < 0.001 | |
| Percentages of kinetic component | Fast | 77.11% (0–100) | 82.21% (29.15–97.84) | 0.152 |
| Medium | 22.06% (0–100) | 14.4% (1.29–60.18) | 0.107 | |
| Slow | 1.49% (0–24.72) | 1.37% (0–22.22) | 0.834 | |
| Washout | 25% (0–93.18) | 34.7% (0–80.54) | 0.012 | |
| Plateau | 33.33% (0–100) | 33.84% (6.36–58.49) | 0.977 | |
| Persistent | 36.92% (0–100) | 28.26% (6.37–93.18) | 0.044 | |
| ADC value | 1.04 (0.409–1.498) | 1.039 (0.609–2.219) | 0.598 | |
ADC, apparent diffusion coefficient; SI, signal intensity.
ADCs are given in ×10−3 mm2.
Values of MRI findings are presented as median and values in () are minimum-maximum values.