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Table 3 Native T1 value with ECV fraction measurement and ADC value of Thymic Epithelial Tumors

From: Extracellular volume fraction measurement correlates with lymphocyte abundance in thymic epithelial tumors

Variables Native T1 (ms) p ECV (%) p ADC (× 10−3 mm2/s) p
Tumor size   .224   .656   .008
 Size 5 cm (n = 12) 1543.9 (1387.51663.3)   31.4 (26.0,38.7)   1.98 (1.51,2.47)  
 Size > 5 cm (n = 19) 1445.6 (1290.51570.2)   36.0 (26.2,42.5)   1.19 (0.97,1.90)  
Myasthenia gravis   .814   .316   .195
 No (n = 27) 1470.4 (1339.0,1662.5)   33.8 (26.5,42.5)   1.36 (1.08,2.13)  
 Yes (n = 4) 1461.1 (1248.91645.9)   27.6 (25.7,35.0)   2.02 (1.54,2.42)  
Invasiveness   .010   .150   .004
 Noninvasive (n = 18) 1574.5 (1388.41694.8)   31.4 (26.1,36.8)   2.00 (1.33,2.55)  
 Invasive (n = 13) 1384.1 (1309.11458.0)   37.0 (27.6,52.2)   1.16 (0.96,1.45)  
Histologic grade   .139   .002   .391
 Low grade (n = 13) 1570.2 (1309.81710.4)   31.1 (26.0,36.4)   1.90 (1.20,2.59)  
 High grade (n = 10) 1522.8 (1420.71602.6)   27.6 (24.5,33.0)   1.44 (1.06,2.39)  
 Carcinoma (n = 8) 1361.6 (1299.81440.5)   48.6 (38.4,57.8)   1.28 (1.02,1.69)  
Lymphocyte   .575   <.001   .810
 Sparse (n = 13) 1436.3 (1309.11695.7)   42.5 (36.9,57.0)   1.44 (1.19,2.00)  
 Rich (n = 18) 1501.9 (1356.91662.7)   26.9 (24.4,31.2)   1.58 (1.06,2.50)  
  1. Note.—Data are the median, with the first and third quartile in parentheses