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Table 3 Correlation of BF and Ktrans values with stage

From: The therapeutic utility of combining dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging with arterial spin labeling in the staging of nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Parameters

T stage

N stage

AJCC stage

BFt

   

 r

0.529

0.206

0.445

 P

< 0.001*

0.102

< 0.001*

Ktranst

   

 r

0.368

0.254

0.411

 P

0.003*

0.042*

0.001*

BFp

   

 r

− 0.140

− 0.077

− 0.159

 P

0.268

0.545

0.210

Ktransp

   

 r

0.147

− 0.029

− 0.096

 P

0.246

0.817

0.452

BFl

   

 r

− 0.045

− 0.015

− 0.062

 P

0.725

0.908

0.626

Ktransl

   

 r

− 0.107

0.088

0.026

 P

0.402

0.492

0.837

  1. BFt tumor-BF; Ktranst tumor-Ktrans; BFp parotid gland-BF; Ktransp parotid gland-Ktrans; BFl lateral pterygoid muscle-BF; Ktransl lateral pterygoid muscle-Ktrans
  2. *P < 0.05
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BMC Medical Imaging

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