Table 2 Comparison of results after the first and the second TACE therapy in the group of PLC and SLC.

From: Response comparison of PLC and SLC with magnetic resonance elastography after TACE

Parameter

PLC cycle 1

PLC cycle 2

p-value

SLC cycle 1

SLC cycle 2

p-value

Total liver extent (cm2)

166.0 ± 42.9

165.0 ± 50.7

0.02

130.0 ± 23.3

134.9 ± 28.0

0.05

Total liver elastography (kPa)

3.6 ± 1.0

4.1 ± 1.1

 < 0.001

2.8 ± 0.7

2.8 ± 0.6

 < 0.0001

MAP T1 total liver (ms)

686.2 ± 148.8

656.8 ± 53.5

0.001

654.0 ± 93.0

648.1 ± 93.1

0.6

MAP T2 total liver (ms)

71.8 ± 13.0

76.3 ± 25.8

0.03

64.0 ± 7.0

63.8 ± 8.1

0.001

Left lobe extent (cm2)

54.6 ± 13.8

52.9 ± 16.2

0.2

36.0 ± 10.6

34.6 ± 10.5

0.8

Left lobe elastography (kPa)

3.2 ± 1.4

3.2 ± 1.3

0.006

2.8 ± 1.4

2.5 ± 0.6

 < 0.0001

MAP T1 left lobe (ms)

679.4 ± 155.3

615.6 ± 64.0

 < 0.001

656.3 ± 130.1

660.9 ± 90.3

0.03

MAP T2 left lobe (ms)

70.2 ± 16.6

70.8 ± 24.5

0.02

64.2 ± 10.0

63.2 ± 9.8

0.001

Right lobe extent (cm2)

114.7 ± 36.9

107.0 ± 23.7

0.01

88.5 ± 17.4

92.2 ± 16.0

0.06

Right lobe elastography (kPa)

3.3 ± 1.2

3.9 ± 1.5

0.02

2.8 ± 0.8

2.8 ± 0.7

0.01

MAP T1 right lobe (ms)

686.2 ± 152.2

666.4 ± 56.3

0.03

639.2 ± 100.8

651.9 ± 90.4

0.2

MAP T2 right lobe (ms)

73.7 ± 17.1

80.0 ± 27.9

 < 0.0001

63.1 ± 7.6

63.4 ± 9.0

0.006

Cancer extent (cm2)

26.4 ± 27.2

21.2 ± 25.2

0.8

11.0 ± 8.7

5.5 ± 5.5

 < 0.0001

Cancer elastography (kPa)

5.8 ± 1.2

6.9 ± 1.4

0.002

5.1 ± 1.4

5.4 ± 1.8

0.006

MAP T1 cancer (ms)

776.0 ± 157.4

668.1 ± 92.2

0.3

773.4 ± 243.0

757.7 ± 201.5

0.02

MAP T2 cancer (ms)

80.7 ± 26.1

94.2 ± 71.0

 < 0.0001

73.4 ± 15.9

65.8 ± 21.1

0.9

Reference elastography (kPa)

2.1 ± 0.5

2.4 ± 0.6

0.2

1.8 ± 0.3

1.9 ± 0.4

0.006

  1. kPa Kilo pascal. Significant values are in bold.