Table 2.
measured ADCmean and the statistical correlations
Parameter | ADCmean (*10− 3 mm2/s) |
P-value |
---|---|---|
Llymph nodes | 0.001* | |
Normal L.N’s | 1.267 ± 0.88 | |
Metastatic L.N’s | 0.899 ± 0.99 | |
Primary tumor grade | 0.076 | |
Well differentiated | 0.936 ± 0.11 | |
Moderately Well differentiated | 0.916 ± 0.84 | |
poorly Well differentiated | 0.863 ± 0.59 | |
Primary tumor localization | 0.431 | |
Oropharyngeal | 0.866 ± 0.93 | |
Hypopharyngeal | 0.936 ± 0.18 | |
Laryngeal | 0.898 ± 0.15 | |
Sinus carcinoma | 0.879 ± 0.54 | |
Oral cavity | 0.903 ± 0.95 |
*. Significant at level of P < 0.05