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Table 3 Mechanical parameters c (stiffness) and φ (fluidity) of proliferative and non-proliferative HCC

From: Three-dimensional multifrequency magnetic resonance elastography improves preoperative assessment of proliferative hepatocellular carcinoma

Parameters

Proliferative HCC (n = 63)

Non-proliferative HCC (n = 61)

p value

Tumor

c (m/s)

2.13 ± 0.58

2.36 ± 0.60

0.03*

φ (rad)

1.08 ± 0.22

1.06 ± 0.21

0.64

Liver

c (m/s)

1.94 ± 0.41

2.05 ± 0.42

0.18

φ (rad)

0.79 ± 0.12

0.77 ± 0.15

0.26

  1. *Indicates statistically significant p values