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Table 2 The DKI metrics of the cortex and medulla on the left and right kidneys

From: Renal functional and interstitial fibrotic assessment with non-Gaussian diffusion kurtosis imaging

	Cortex			Medulla			p
	Left kidney	Right kidney	p	Left kidney	Right kidney	p	p
Mean kurtosis (MK)	0.474 ± 0.046	0.483 ± 0.052	0.124	0.465 ± 0.047	0.478 ± 0.044	0.335	0.006
Axial kurtosis (Ka)	0.477 ± 0.058	0.473 ± 0.045	0.584	0.474 ± 0.060	0.470 ± 0.050	0.612	0.285
Radial kurtosis (Kr)	0.448 ± 0.050	0.455 ± 0.072	0.078	0.434 ± 0.050	0.451 ± 0.055	0.561	0.024
Mean diffusivity (MD)	1.905 ± 0.259	1.829 ± 0.186	0.472	1.919 ± 0.275	1.842 ± 0.224	0.547	< 0.001
Fractional anisotropy (FA)	0.218 ± 0.045	0.263 ± 0.062	0.884	0.219 ± 0.046	0.265 ± 0.058	0.831	< 0.001

All metrics are dimensionless, except for MD (mm²/ms)

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