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Table 3 ADC histogram parameters for differentiating ALN status

From: The value of whole-lesion histogram analysis based on field‑of‑view optimized and constrained undistorted single shot (FOCUS) DWI for predicting axillary lymph node status in early-stage breast cancer

parameters

N0 (n = 45)

N1–2 (n = 16)

N≥3 (n = 20)

F/χ2

P

Skewnessb

0.086 ± 0.802

0.192 ± 0.739

0.293 ± 0.610

0.549

0.580

Medianb

0.669 ± 0.120

0.656 ± 0.130

0.710 ± 0.119

1.058

0.352

Energya(× 10–3)

0.028 (0.026)

0.036 (0.068)

0.131 (0.085)

26.252

0.000

Maximumb

0.952 ± 0.192

0.970 ± 0.235

1.143 ± 0.222

6.039

0.004

90 Percentileb

0.829 ± 0.131

0.825 ± 0.187

0.950 ± 0.200

4.318

0.017

Minimumb

0.379 ± 0.183

0.370 ± 0.133

0.321 ± 0.170

0.811

0.448

Rangeb

0.573 ± 0.228

0.601 ± 0.258

0.823 ± 0.287

7.158

0.001

10 Percentileb

0.514 ± 0.146

0.527 ± 0.110

0.533 ± 0.084

0.177

0.838

Kurtosisa

2.981(1.352)

3.247(1.132)

3.059(1.469)

0.227

0.892

Meanb

0.669 ± 0.120

0.667 ± 0.132

0.724 ± 0.121

1.547

0.219

  1. The ADC values are given the units of 10−3 mm2/s
  2. aData are presented as medians (interquartiles range)
  3. bData are presented as means standard deviations