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Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine

Table 2 Comparisons between the patients and control groups according to median nerve ADCs at the level of distal radio-ulnar joint and pisiform and ADC ratio

From: Diagnostic value of diffusion-weighted MRI using apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) in evaluation of median nerve in carpal tunnel syndrome

 

Groups

p value

Patients N = 40 wrists

Control N = 20 wrists

ADC at DRUJ level

 Minimum

0.79

1.04

 < 0.001*

 Maximum

1.21

1.17

 Mean ± SD

0.93 ± .11

1.12 ± .04

ADC at pisiform level

 Minimum

0.88

0.85

 < 0.001*

 Maximum

1.44

1.07

 Mean ± SD

1.25 ± .15

0.92 ± .07

ADC ratio

 Minimum

0.61

1.07

 < 0.001*

 Maximum

1.36

1.30

 Mean ± SD

0.76 ± .16

1.22 ± .08

  1. DRUJ distal radio-ulnar joint
  2. p value: probability
  3. *significant p value (< 0.05)
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