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Table 3 Mean values of DWI-ADC and DTI-FA and MD of different studied groups

From: Diagnostic value of diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) in differentiation between normal and abnormally thickened endometrium: prospective study

 

Normal

No. = 24

Benign

No. = 21

Malignant

No. = 20

Test of significance

Within-group comparison

DWI-ADC

[×10−3 mm2/s]

1.43 ± 0.13

1.56 ± 0.17

0.86 ± 0.16

F = 120.52

P < 0.001*

P1 = 0.006*

P2 < 0.001*

P3 < 0.001*

DTI-FA

0.349 ± 0.08

0.29 ± 0.09

0.299 ± 0.08

F = 3.26

P = 0.04*

P1 = 0.02*

P2 = 0.052

P3 = 0.76

DTI-ADC (MD)

[×10−3 mm2/s]

1.59 ± 0.06

1.37 ± 0.09

0.71 ± 0.25

F = 200.05

P < 0.001*

P1 < 0.001*

P2 < 0.001*

P3 < 0.001*

  1. F: one-way ANOVA test. P1: the difference between normal and benign lesions. P2: the difference between normal and malignant lesions. P3: the difference between benign and malignant lesions