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Table 2 Mean FA, ADC and MD in differentiating endometrial carcinoma pathology

From: Use of diffusion-weighted imaging and diffusion tensor imaging in assessment of myometrial invasion in patients of endometrial carcinoma and its correlation with histopathological grading (Prospective study)

Pathology

Total = 50

DT-FA

DT-MD

DW-ADC

Papillary serous carcinoma

N = 4 (8%)

0.187 ± 0.01

0.509 ± 0.04

0.812 ± 0.11

Mixed type adenocarcinoma

N = 3 (6%)

0.183 ± 0.012

0.445 ± 0.048

0.767 ± 0.103

Endometrioid adenocarcinoma

N = 39 (78%)

0.35 ± 0.13

0.907 ± 0.19

0.935 ± 0.129

Endometrial stromal sarcoma

N = 2 (4%)

0.158 ± 0.04

0.445 ± 0.02

0.864 ± 0.053

Clear cell carcinoma

N = 2 (4%)

0.18 ± 0.01

0.467 ± 0.034

0.818 ± 0.071

One way ANOVA test

 

P = 0.003*

P < 0.001*

P = 0.07

  1. Parameters described as mean ± SD
  2. F: One Way ANOVA test, *statistically significant if P < 0.05