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Table 3 Quantitative DCE-MRI parameters for stage I–II and stage III–IV OTSCC lesions (n = 51)

From: Quantitative dynamic contrast-enhanced MR imaging can be used to predict the pathologic stages of oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma

Parameters

Stage I–II (n = 23)

Stage III–IV (n = 28)

p value*

Ktrans (min−1)

0.149 ± 0.080

0.106 ± 0.057

0.013

Kep (min−1)

0.806 ± 0.247

0.641 ± 0.221

0.005

Ve

0.219 ± 0.140

0.188 ± 0.148

0.325

Vp

0.017 ± 0.015

0.009 ± 0.008

0.011

  1. *Mann–Whitney U test