Table 3 T1 relaxation times and reduction rates for well- (G1), moderately (G2) and poorly (G3) differentiated HCCs and their surrounding liver parenchyma.
All (n = 33) | G1 (n = 14) | G2 (n = 14) | G3 (n = 5) | p-value (Kruskal–Wallis) | |
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Hepatocellular carcinoma | |||||
T1 plain [ms] | 984.3 ± 187.1 | 950.2 ± 140.2 | 959.5 ± 96.5 | 1149.2 ± 346.7 | 0.602 |
T1 HBP [ms] | 668.0 ± 172.3 | 555.4 ± 140.2 | 712.6 ± 84.4 | 858.0 ± 232.2 | 0.003 |
T1 reduction rate | 0.32 ± 0.13 | 0.40 ± 0.15 | 0.26 ± 0.07 | 0.25 ± 0.07 | 0.026 |
Surrounding liver parenchyma | |||||
T1 plain [ms] | 720.7 ± 158.5 | 738.6 ± 169.6 | 714.9 ± 146.5 | 687.0 ± 187.1 | 0.933 |
T1 HBP [ms] | 332.7 ± 82.3 | 341.4 ± 99.8 | 324.1 ± 66.8 | 332.2 ± 92.5 | 0.975 |
T1 reduction rate | 0.55 ± 0.60 | 0.61 ± 0.13 | 050 ± 0.14 | 0.63 ± 0.08 | 0.107 |