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Table 2 Clinical characteristics of patients for the two cohorts

From: DCE-MRI is more sensitive than IVIM-DWI for assessing anti-angiogenic treatment-induced changes in colorectal liver metastases

Main cohort (N=25): phase II clinical trial patients; DCE-MRI vs. IVIM-DWI

Disease

liver metastases from colorectal cancer

Primary cancer

colorectal (all patients)

Treatment

oral anti-angiogenic drug (Regorafenib) administered daily

Sex [Female/Male]

9/16

Age in years (mean ± SD; range)

64.4 ± 10.7; 44 - 86

Lesion volume in mL (mean ± SD; range)

45.8 ± 60.1; 2.2 - 265.1

Repeatability cohort (N=5): clinical patients; IVIM-DWI

Disease

liver metastases from gastrointestinal cancer

Primary cancer

3 colorectal, 1 stomach, 1 caecal

Treatment

not relevant

Sex [Female/Male]

2/3

Age in years (mean ± SD, range)

61.0 ± 11.6; 50 - 80

Lesion volume in mL (mean ± SD, range)

91.9 ± 164.5; 4.1 - 385.6

  1. SD=standard deviation