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Table 2 Independent sample t-test of MTR values in corresponding regions between groups

From: Preliminary application of 3.0 T magnetic resonance chemical exchange saturation transfer imaging in brain metastasis of lung cancer

Compared

the lesion parenchymal areas

the edema areas

the non focal areas

Levene’s Test

t test

Levene’s Test

t test

Levene’s Test

t test

F value

P value

t value

P value

F value

P value

t value

P value

F value

P value

t value

P value

normal group & metastatic tumor group

14.315

0.000

−8.550

0.000

0.597

0.445

−2.394

0.024

0.743

0.394

−2.403

0.021

normal group & glioma group

21.706

0.000

−14.642

0.000

6.538

0.015

−11.651

0.000

1.209

0.279

0.405

0.689

metastatic tumor group & glioma group

1.807

0.187

−6.437

0.000

2.959

0.095

−8.399

0.000

0.051

0.823

2.382

0.024

  1. Levene’s Test, P < 0.05, homogeneity of variance; independent sample t-test, P = < 0.05, statistically significant