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Table 4 Evaluation of patients with moderate PHT and the control group in terms of related parameters

From: The value of hepatic diffusion-weighted MR imaging in demonstrating hepatic congestion secondary to pulmonary hypertension

 

Moderate PHT

Controls

p

 

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

 

Liver size(mm)

150.38 ± 13.73

139.28 ± 8.25

0.008**

VP(mm)

10.08 ± 1,84

9.37 ± 2.04

0.362

IVC(mm)

15.37 ± 4.14

14.09 ± 2.56

0.295

RHV(mm)

8.62 ± 3.93

7.11 ± 1.95

0.325

MHV(mm)

8.95 ± 3.21

6.92 ± 1.31

0.122

LHV(mm)

8.08 ± 2.83

6.87 ± 1.34

0.276

ADC(mm 2 /s)

1.82 ± 0.16

1.62 ± 0.17

0.009**

ADC-II(mm 2 /s)

1.73 ± 0.19

1.55 ± 0.18

0.025*

  1. Students t test * p < 0.05 ** p < 0.01
  2. Abb: ADC:Apparent diffusion coefficient, IVC:Inferior vena cava, LHV:Left hepatic vein, MHV:Middle hepatic vein, PHT:Pulmonary arterial hypertension, RHV:Right hepatic vein, VP:Vena porta.
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