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Table 2 Apparent diffusion coefficient values for detected lesions

From: The diagnostic value of diffusion-weighted imaging in differentiating benign from malignant hepatic lesions

 

Number of lesions

Mean ADC value*

Standard deviation

Standard error

Confidence interval (95%)

Minimum ADC value *

Maximum ADC value *

Hemangioma

72

1.6134

0.34188

0.04029

1.5331

1.6938

0.85

2.86

FNH

4

1.1738

0.15593

0.07796

0.9256

1.4219

0.96

1.29

Metastasis

31

0.8451

0.16475

0.02959

0.7847

0.9056

0.49

1.31

Cholangiocarcinoma

7

0.9809

0.10885

0.04114

0.8802

1.0815

0.78

1.11

HCC

4

0.9435

0.07911

0.03955

0.8176

1.0694

0.86

1.04

Total

118

1.3364

0.45189

0.04160

1.2541

1.4188

0.49

2.86

  1. *ADC apparent diffusion coefficient (10-3 mm2/s)