Table 5 Comparisons of benign versus malignant lesions as regard quantitative multiparametric MR analysis:
From: Role of multiparametric MRI in characterization of complicated cystic renal masses
Variables | Benign lesion | Malignant lesion | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
ADC of the lesion | 1.4 | 0.46 | 0.87 | 0.39 | 0.001 |
ADC ratio | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.50 | 0.3 | 0.108 |
Absolute corticomedullary enhancement | 110.2 | 64.2 | 248.5 | 168 | 0.030 |
Absolute nephrographic enhancement | 119 | 79.6 | 129 | 131.4 | 0.839 |
Relative corticomedullary enhancement | 59.6 | 57.2 | 156 | 132.6 | 0.055 |
Relative nephrographic enhancement | 67.2 | 68.9 | 69.4 | 98.2 | 0.954 |
Absolute washout | 5.2 | 59.9 | 87.6 | 56.6 |  < 0.001 |