TABLE 3.

Main Pancreatic Segments Stiffness Values (kPa) Measured by Two Readers

Reader 1	Subregions	Healthy volunteers		P	Positive control		P
		First Reading	Second Reading		First Reading	Second Reading
	Head	1.182 ± 0.145	1.173 ± 0.150	0.551	1.243 ± 0.129	1.220 ± 0.131	0.343
	Body	1.182 ± 0.119	1.191 ± 0.121	0.410	1.227 ± 0.143	1.229 ± 0.141	0.922
	Tail	1.158 ± 0.124	1.198 ± 0.134	0.025	1.266 ± 0.161	1.283 ± 0.157	0.534
	Total	1.174 ± 0.130	1.188 ± 0.136	0.194	1.246 ± 0.145	1.244 ± 0.142	0.852
	P	0.596	0.208	—	0.283	0.079	—
Reader 2	Head	1.198 ± 0.142	1.202 ± 0.153	0.833	1.254 ± 0.126	1.191 ± 0.133	0.019
	Body	1.157 ± 0.131	1.164 ± 0.106	0.538	1.217 ± 0.147	1.233 ± 0.145	0.516
	Tail	1.178 ± 0.117	1.167 ± 0.132	0.504	1.234 ± 0.156	1.265 ± 0.158	0.491
	Total	1.177 ± 0.129	1.178 ± 0.131	0.968	1.237 ± 0.141	1.230 ± 0.147	0.723
	P	0.114	0.261	—	0.318	0.091	—

Data expressed as mean ± standard deviation. P was calculated by Kruskal–Wallis test. P values in bold denote statistical significance.