TABLE 2.
Comparison of IVIM imaging parameters acquired from the combinations of 10 b-values and 4 b-values in datasets of untreated and BmK AGAP-treated groups and at various image acquisition time points (data are presented as means ± SDs and were compared using paired t-tests, *P < 0.05).
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Day 0 (n = 6) |
Day 3 (n = 6) |
Day 6 (n = 6) |
Day 9 (n = 6) |
Day 12 (n = 6) |
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| 10 b-values | 4 b-values | P-value | 10 b-values | 4 b-values | P-value | 10 b-values | 4 b-values | P-value | 10 b-values | 4 b-values | P-value | 10 b-values | 4 b-values | P value | ||||||||||||||||
| Dslow (10–3mm2/s) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Untreated | 0.479 ± 0.214 | 0.37 ± 0.042 | 0.533 | 0.83 ± 0.622 | 0.776 ± 0.402 | 0.785 | 0.509 ± .105 | 0.535 ± 0.041 | 0.664 | 0.517 ± 0.096 | 0.395 ± 0.064 | 0.476 | 0.617 ± 0.155 | 0.354 ± 0.029 | 0.208 | |||||||||||||||
| BmK AGAP | 0.554 ± 0.326 | 0.643 ± 0.132 | 0.633 | 1.098 ± 0.540 | 0.985 ± 0.016 | 0.821 | 0.745 ± 0.418 | 0.66 ± 0.276 | 0.552 | 0.712 ± 0.521 | 0.779 ± 0.497 | 0.155 | 0.745 ± 0.309 | 0.722 ± 0.267 | 0.585 | |||||||||||||||
| Dfast (10–3 mm2/s) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Untreated | 73.5 ± 2.121 | 51.15 ± 13.506 | 0.226 | 31.75 ± 6.151 | 67.35 ± 27.507 | 0.255 | 21.34 ± 18.752 | 58.4 ± 39.881 | 0.536 | 60.5 ± 7.354 | 43.1 ± 14.001 | 0.168 | 73.5 ± 0.99 | 64.55 ± 4.596 | 0.265 | |||||||||||||||
| BmK AGAP | 70.55 ± 58.619 | 59.25 ± 36.416 | 0.603 | 49 ± 5.657 | 74.05 ± 23.688 | 0.440 | 24.45 ± 1.485 | 86.35 ± 23.547 | 0.157 | 56.2 ± 2.687 | 71.5 ± 40.164 | 0.702 | 55.5 ± 8.98 | 55,95 ± 47.588 | 0.998 | |||||||||||||||
| PF (%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Untreated | 41.55 ± 15.627 | 35.1 ± 3.96 | 0.578 | 25.9 ± 4.808 | 39.35 ± 5.303 | 0.017* | 45.35 ± 9.829 | 36.0 ± 2.121 | 0.336 | 54.65 ± 5.162 | 35.65 ± 3.465 | 0.198 | 61.55 ± 7.001 | 27.7 ± 0.424 | 0.098 | |||||||||||||||
| BmK AGAP | 43.85 ± 37.83 | 33.0 ± 10.607 | 0.805 | 14.6 ± 0.283 | 29.05 ± 12.374 | 0.340 | 52.55 ± 5.162 | 35.9 ± 0.283 | 0.145 | 40.585 ± 7.757 | 24.6 ± 10.889 | 0.439 | 37.8 ± 2.121 | 25.6 ± 17.536 | 0.313 | |||||||||||||||