Background
Methods
Subjects
MRI protocols
Image analysis
Statistical analysis
Results
Overall analysis
Well diff HCC | Mod diff HCC | Poor diff HCC | Pearson’s correlation coefficient | Pearson’s correlation coefficient P value | ANOVA Tukey-Kramer post hoc test | |
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Mean | 1051 ± 203 | 999 ± 163 | 964 ± 167 | −0.141 | 0.301 | n.s. |
Standard deviation | 180 ± 119 | 193 ± 86 | 227 ± 75 | 0.154 | 0.257 | n.s. |
Minimum | 585 ± 388 | 411 ± 278 | 235 ± 102 | −0.340 | 0.010* | 0.009** |
Maximum | 1641 ± 558 | 1718 ± 571 | 1955 ± 704 | 0.156 | 0.252 | n.s. |
Mode | 710 ± 517 | 881 ± 311 | 829 ± 319 | 0.074 | 0.588 | n.s. |
Skewness | 0.58 ± 1.27 | 0.36 ± 0.88 | 0.50 ± 1.00 | −0.011 | 0.936 | n.s. |
Kurtosis | 4.75 ± 4.59 | 4.86 ± 3.14 | 5.37 ± 3.23 | 0.056 | 0.681 | n.s. |
5th percentile | 822 ± 216 | 718 ± 178 | 642 ± 147 | −0.268 | 0.046* | n.s. |
50th percentile | 1034 ± 198 | 992 ± 160 | 936 ± 154 | −0.170 | 0.211 | n.s. |
75th percentile | 1149 ± 258 | 1112 ± 181 | 1078 ± 187 | −0.104 | 0.448 | n.s. |
90th percentile | 1248 ± 293 | 1234 ± 223 | 1244 ± 244 | −0.002 | 0.990 | n.s. |
Well + Mod diff HCC | Poor diff HCC |
P value | |
---|---|---|---|
Mean | 1007 ± 168 | 964 ± 167 | 0.470 |
Standard deviation | 191 ± 90 | 227 ± 75 | 0.251 |
Minimum | 437 ± 299 | 235 ± 102 | 0.001* |
Maximum | 1706 ± 563 | 1955 ± 704 | 0.232 |
Mode | 855 ± 348 | 829 ± 319 | 0.829 |
Skewness | 0.40 ± 0.94 | 0.50 ± 1.00 | 0.752 |
Kurtosis | 4.84 ± 3.34 | 5.37 ± 3.23 | 0.648 |
5th percentile | 733 ± 186 | 642 ± 147 | 0.151 |
50th percentile | 998 ± 164 | 936 ± 154 | 0.276 |
75th percentile | 1118 ± 192 | 1078 ± 187 | 0.552 |
90th percentile | 1236 ± 231 | 1244 ± 244 | 0.924 |
Excluded steatosis lesion
Well diff HCC | Mod diff HCC | Poor diff HCC | Pearson’s correlation coefficient | Pearson’s correlation coefficient P value | ANOVA Tukey-Kramer post hoc test | |
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Mean | 1071 ± 178 | 1004 ± 157 | 967 ± 176 | −0.164 | 0.281 | n.s. |
Standard deviation | 147 ± 86 | 196 ± 89 | 243 ± 76 | 0.290 | 0.053 | n.s. |
Minimum | 738 ± 322 | 421 ± 271 | 221 ± 110 | −0.469 | 0.001* | 0.006** |
Maximum | 1588 ± 493 | 1787 ± 579 | 1808 ± 606 | 0.201 | 0.186 | n.s. |
Mode | 582 ± 531 | 890 ± 281 | 799 ± 347 | 0.122 | 0.425 | n.s. |
Skewness | 0.91 ± 1.40 | 0.54 ± 0.84 | 0.59 ± 0.94 | −0.073 | 0.633 | n.s. |
Kurtosis | 5.39 ± 5.45 | 5.10 ± 3.38 | 5.50 ± 3.61 | 0.017 | 0.912 | n.s. |
5th percentile | 910 ± 187 | 734 ± 181 | 631 ± 158 | −0.382 | 0.010* | 0.03*** |
50th percentile | 1042 ± 163 | 997 ± 154 | 934 ± 160 | −0.192 | 0.205 | n.s. |
75th percentile | 1139 ± 222 | 1119 ± 173 | 1089 ± 199 | −0.078 | 0.610 | n.s. |
90th percentile | 1218 ± 217 | 1244 ± 219 | 1271 ± 260 | 0.065 | 0.672 | n.s. |
Well + Moddiff HCC | Poor diff HCC |
P value | |
---|---|---|---|
Mean | 1013 ± 159 | 967 ± 176 | 0.474 |
Standard deviation | 189 ± 89 | 243 ± 76 | 0.123 |
Minimum | 464 ± 295 | 221 ± 110 | <0.0001* |
Maximum | 1760 ± 566 | 2031 ± 769 | 0.256 |
Mode | 849 ± 333 | 799 ± 347 | 0.704 |
Skewness | 0.59 ± 0.92 | 0.59 ± 1.11 | 0.999 |
Kurtosis | 5.14 ± 3.63 | 5.50 ± 3.61 | 0.799 |
5th percentile | 758 ± 189 | 631 ± 158 | 0.085 |
50th percentile | 1003 ± 154 | 934 ± 160 | 0.258 |
75th percentile | 1122 ± 177 | 1089 ± 199 | 0.640 |
90th percentile | 1241 ± 216 | 1271 ± 260 | 0.728 |