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Table 3 Difference comparisons of ADC parameters between PD-L1 high expression and low expression

From: Reproducibility and usefulness of quantitative apparent diffusion coefficient measurements for predicting program death-ligand 1 expression in nasopharyngeal carcinoma

ADC parameters

1.5-T MRI cohort(n = 85)

3.0-T MRI cohort (n = 49)

 

PD-L1 high expression (n = 44)

PD-L1 low expression (n = 41)

P

PD-L1 high expression (n = 24)

PD-L1 low expression (n = 25)

P

ADCmean (×10− 6 mm2/s)

786.68 ± 105.69

918.63 ± 169.87

<0.001

739.96 ± 129.34

923.66 ± 153.34

<0.001

ADCmin (×10− 6 mm2/s)

682.31 ± 99.28

786.09 ± 152.55

0.002

669.62 ± 157.09

827.70 ± 171.01

<0.001

ADCmax(×10− 6 mm2/s)

912.90 ± 164.69

1061.70 ± 180.89

0.001

853.17 ± 131.73

1015.40 ± 169.59

<0.001

  1. Abbreviations: ADC apparent diffusion coefficient, ADCmean Mean ADC, ADCmin Minimum ADC, ADCmax Maximal ADC