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Table 3 Comparison of DWI parameters between patients with normal placenta and patients with PAS disorders (n = 92)

From: Monoexponential, biexponential and diffusion kurtosis MR imaging models: quantitative biomarkers in the diagnosis of placenta accreta spectrum disorders

parameters

Patients with PAS disorders

Patients with normal placenta

P value

Whole placenta

Accreta lesions

Whole placenta

WP-normal vs WP-PAS

AP vs WP-normal

Standard DWI parameters

 ADC mean (×10− 3 mm2/s)

1.55 (0.08)

1.56 (0.09)

1.51 (0.12)

0.076

0.180

 ADC min (×10−3 mm2/s)

0.27 (0.39)

0.51 (0.46)

0.40 (0.32)

0.061

0.265

 ADCmax (×10−3 mm2/s)

2.43 (0.24)

2.29 (0.24)

2.49 (0.26)

0.094

0.000

 eADC mean

0.09 (0.01)

0.09 (0.01)

0.10 (0.02)

0.099

0.155

 eADC min

0.01 (0.01)

0.02 (0.01)

0.01 (0.01)

0.394

0.055

 eADC max

0.67 (0.32)

0.46 (0.38)

0.53 (0.29)

0.096

0.522

DKI parameters

 MD mean (×10−3 mm2/s)

3.17 (0.39)

3.15 (0.47)

2.92 (0.26)

0.005

0.005

 MD min (×10− 3 mm2/s)

0.26 (0.56)

0.71 (0.84)

0.44 (0.76)

0.034

0.21

 MD max (×10−3 mm2/s)

7.41 (0.92)

7.14 (1.19)

7.12 (0.56)

0.000

0.29

 MK mean

0.52(0.04)

0.52 (0.04)

0.53 (0.04)

0.032

0.041

 MK min

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

N/A

N/A

 MK max

1.68 (1.50)

1.23 (0.75)

1.87 (1.52)

0.47

0.032

IVIM parameters

 f mean (%)

43.89 (4.65)

43.18 (8.36)

41.59 (4.50)

0.010

0.041

 f min (%)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

N/A

N/A

 f max (%)

100 (0)

100 (0)

100 (0)

N/A

N/A

 D mean (×10−3 mm2/s)

1.65 (0.08)

1.67 (0.12)

1.59 (0.13)

0.000

0.000

 D min (×10−3 mm2/s)

0.31 (0.48)

0.54 (0.53)

0.37 (0.50)

0.067

0.186

 D max (×10−3 mm2/s)

2.44 (0.21)

2.27 (0.22)

2.52 (0.29)

0.000

0.000

 D* mean (×10−3 mm2/s)

36.0 (9.04)

38.31 (11.18)

30.34 (11.58)

0.012

0.000

 D* min (×10−3 mm2/s)

0 (0.02)

0.29 (0.65)

0 (0)

N/A

N/A

 D* max (×10−3 mm2/s)

100 (0)

100 (0)

100 (0)

N/A

N/A