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Table 5 Correlation between fMRI and SLEDAI score and pathological indexes in LN group

From: Clinical study on the use of advanced magnetic resonance imaging in lupus nephritis

fMRI

SLEDAI score

r(P)

Total pathological score r(P)

AI

r(P)

CI

r(P)

Nephridial tissue C3

r(P)

Nephridial tissue C1q

r(P)

Cortex FA

 − 0.686(< 0.001)

 − 0.898(< 0.001)

 − 0.802(< 0.001)

 − 0.776(< 0.001)

 − 0.632(< 0.001)

 − 0.556(0.001)

Medulla FA

 − 0.564(0.001)

 − 0.773(< 0.001)

 − 0.703(< 0.001)

 − 0.64(< 0.001)

 − 0.579(< 0.001)

 − 0.451(0.012)

Cortex ADC

 − 0.723(< 0.001)

 − 0.814(< 0.001)

 − 0.715(< 0.001)

 − 0.795(< 0.001)

 − 0.676(< 0.001)

 − 0.599(< 0.001)

Medulla ADC

 − 0.735(< 0.001)

 − 0.856(< 0.001)

 − 0.779(< 0.001)

 − 0.778(< 0.001)

 − 0.687(< 0.001)

 − 0.582(0.001)

Cortex R2*

0.770(< 0.001)

0.926(< 0.001)

0.866(< 0.001)

0.733(< 0.001)

0.685(< 0.001)

0.675(< 0.001)

Medulla R2*

0.754(< 0.001)

0.951(< 0.001)

0.864(< 0.001)

0.697(< 0.001)

0.715(< 0.001)

0.698(< 0.001)

  1. LN lupus nephritis