Table 2 Quantitative MRCP and mpMRI data per AILD cohort (AIH vs. ASC)—report Median and IQRs.

From: Quantitative multiparametric MRI as a non-invasive stratification tool in children and adolescents with autoimmune liver disease

 

AIH (N = 35)

ASC (N = 14)

p

mpMRI

cT1

780 ± 76.0

801.5 ± 71.7

0.41

PDFF

3.8 ± 11.1

1.7 ± 0.9

0.54

Quantitative MRCP metrics

Percentage of the ducts with median diameter ranging 1–3 mm

87.5 (8.9)

87.8 (8.3)

0.92

Percentage of the ducts with median diameter ranging 3–5 mm

11.5 ± 7.8

11.1 ± 7.9

0.89

Percentage of the ducts with median diameter ranging 5–7 mm

0.0

0.3 ± 0.5

< 0.001

Percentage points along the bile duct centreline with diameter < 1 mm

0.2 ± 0.2

0.1 ± 0.1

0.43

Percentage points along the bile duct centreline with diameter ranging 1–3 mm

82.9 ± 8.6

82.9 ± 9.5

0.99

Percentage points along the bile duct centreline with diameter ranging 3–5 mm

15.6 ± 7.3

15.4 ± 8.4

0.95

Percentage points along the bile duct centreline with diameter ranging 7–9 mm

 ± 0.2

0.3 ± 0.5

0.018

Percentage points along the bile duct centreline with diameter < 9 mm

0.0

 ± 0.2

0.016

Total number of strictures

3.3 ± 3.1

13.2 ± 15.7

< 0.001

Sum of absolute severity of strictures

4.3 ± 4.7

18.8 ± 23.9

< 0.001

Sum of relative severity of strictures

137.5 ± 130.7

551.2 ± 649.4

< 0.001

Total number of dilatations

6.5 ± 6.3

26.4 ± 33.3

< 0.001

Total length of dilatations (mm)

46.0 ± 44.5

149.2 ± 176.5

0.002

Maximum dilatation diameter

5.1 ± 1.3

6.9 ± 2.2

0.001

Sum of relative severity of candidate dilatations

442.5 ± 440.0

1633.2 ± 2166.6

0.002

Number of ducts with strictures

2.9 ± 2.4

11.2 ± 12.4

< 0.001

Number of ducts with dilatations

5.6 ± 4.9

20.8 ± 24.1

< 0.001

Number of ducts with strictures/dilatations

6.9 ± 5.3

24.5 ± 26.0

< 0.001

Total length of ducts with abnormalities (strictures and dilatations) (mm)

72.5 ± 62.7

251.9 ± 285.9

< 0.001

  1. The different section headings, significant p values, and patient groups in the column headers have bold font. They have been put in bold text to aid in the interpretation of the data presented.