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Table 1 The mean ADC and R2* values of kidneys in patients with LN compared with healthy volunteers x - ± s

From: Diffusion weighted imaging and blood oxygen level-dependent MR imaging of kidneys in patients with lupus nephritis

 

ADC (×10-3 mm2/ s)

R2* of cortex (1/sec)

R2*of medulla (1/sec)

Normal kidneys

2.52 ± 0.17

12.63 ± 1.40

18.14 ± 2.51

Kidneys with LN

2.40 ± 0.25

11.03 ± 1.60

14.05 ± 3.38

P value

0.048

0.045

0.008

  1. ADC: apparent diffusion coefficient; LN: lupus nephritis.