Table 4 Comparison of ADC, T1, and T2 for metastatic lymph nodes with or without nodal necrosis
From: T1 and T2 mapping for identifying malignant lymph nodes in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
Parameters | Without nodal necrosis | With nodal necrosis | p values |
|---|---|---|---|
T1 (ms) T1SD (ms) T2 (ms) T2SD (ms) ADC (×10− 3 mm2/s) | 1502.53 ± 252.83 213.72 ± 81.18 75.94 ± 8.64 8.29 ± 2.89 0.94 ± 0.15 | 1565.53 ± 182.06 246.24 ± 124.95 84.71 ± 10.94 9.85 ± 2.73 0.90 ± 0.12 | 0.563 0.298 0.005 0.089 0.443 |