Table 3.
Statistical results of clinical and routine MRI findings
| Clinical and routine MR characteristics | Benign (n = 40) |
Malignant (n = 62) |
p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 36.1 ± 6.8 (22–49) | 40.4 ± 6.2 (25–54) | < 0.001* |
| Distribution | |||
| Focal area | 9 (22.5%) | 5 (8.1%) | 0.039* |
| Linear | 10 (25%) | 41 (66.1%) | < 0.001* |
| Segment | 33 (82.5%) | 56 (90.3%) | 0.247 |
| Regional | 23 (57.5%) | 26 (41.9%) | 0.125 |
| Multiple regions | 12 (30.0%) | 32 (51.6%) | 0.031* |
| Diffuse | 3 (7.5%) | 4 (6.5%) | 0.838 |
| Internal enhancement | |||
| Homogeneous | 9 (22.5%) | 13 (20.1%) | 0.854 |
| Heterogeneous | 31 (77.5%) | 49 (79.1%) | 0.854 |
| Clumped | 32 (80.0%) | 52 (83.9%) | 0.617 |
| Clustered ring | 9 (22.5%) | 21 (33.9%) | 0.218 |
| TIC pattern | |||
| Persistent | 16 (40%) | 22 (35.5%) | 0.645 |
| Plateau | 13 (32.5%) | 6 (9.7%) | 0.004* |
| Washout | 11 (27.5%) | 34 (54.8%) | 0.007* |
*p value, statistically significant (p < 0.05)