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Table 2 Comparison of diffusional kurtosis parameters of renal cortex and medulla in each group

From: Assessment of chronic allograft injury in renal transplantation using diffusional kurtosis imaging

 

ADC (10–3 mm2/s)

Kurtosis (10–3 mm2/s)

D (10–3 mm2/s)

Cortex

Medulla

Cortex

Medulla

Cortex

Medulla

Group 1

1.192 ± 0.049

1.236 ± 0.063

0.470 ± 0.013

0.458 ± 0.017

2.778 ± 0.409

2.625 ± 0.377

 

(P = 0.000)

 

(P = 0.039)

 

(P = 0.000)

 

Group 2

1.141 ± 0.097

1.155 ± 0.116

0.521 ± 0.044

0.511 ± 0.041

2.585 ± 0.237

2.533 ± 0.230

(P = 0.25)

(P = 0.000)

(P = 0.001)

Group 3

1.016 ± 0.116

1.049 ± 0.105

0.554 ± 0.042

0.535 ± 0.039

2.183 ± 0.323

2.178 ± 0.197

(P = 0.002)

(P = 0.000)

(P = 0.27)

  1. Statistical analysis was employed using the t-test. Data presented as mean ± SD. A P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant
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