Table 1.

Dispersion parameter k and anisotropy coefficient β in the lamina propria of colon mucosa in healthy patients and 10 cm and 20 cm away from the cancer.

	Healthy controls (n = 32)	10 cm away from cancer (n = 35)	20 cm away from cancer (n = 35)
k dispersion parameter	0.51 ± 0.22	0.91 ± 0.53*	1.11 ± 0.67**
β coefficient	0.26 ± 0.03	0.31 ± 0.04***	0.32 ± 0.05***

^*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.