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Table 2 Distribution of ADC values for pathological Masaoka stage and pathological T stage

From: Diagnostic value of apparent diffusion coefficient in predicting pathological T stage in patients with thymic epithelial tumor

 

ADC value

P value

Pathological Masaoka stage

 

 < .001*

 I

2.09 (1.55, 2.66)

 

 II

1.91 (1.53, 2.31)

 

 III

1.32 (0.97, 1.98)

 

 IV

1.03 (0.82, 1.51)

 

Pathological T stage

 

 < .001*

 T1

1.99 (1.59, 2.47)

 

 T2

2.10 (1.65, 2.59)

 

 T3

1.16 (0.91, 1.44)

 

 T4

0.97 (0.79, 1.23)

 
  1. ADC value is expressed in 10–3 mm2/sec
  2. Data are presented as median and interquartile range, and differences among pathological stages were examined using Kruskall-Wallis test
  3. *P < .05, significantly different among pathological stages
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