Value of MR diffusion imaging in hepatic fibrosis and its correlations with serum indices

Table 1 Serum values of hyaluronic acid, collagen type IV, type III procollagen, and laminin in different stages of liver fibrosis (mean ± SD)

Stage of liver fibrosis	Cases (n)	Serum indices
		HA (μg/L)	LN (μg/L)	PCIII (μg/L)	IV-C (μg/L)
Control	23	58.12 ± 13.51	96.67 ± 21.53	82.63 ± 11.74	57.54 ± 19.76
S0	13	62.72 ± 23.24	97.47 ± 23.41	87.23 ± 24.17	56.59 ± 21.29
S1	14	84.29 ± 32.96	111.89 ± 26.35	106.37 ± 25.45	61.70 ± 24.83
S2	9	145.46 ± 87.01	115.00 ± 43.14	117.41 ± 28.57	78.93 ± 46.37
S3	11	215.36 ± 96.08	128.64 ± 44.30	149.33 ± 37.11	99.65 ± 40.61
S4	7	300.05 ± 121.95	129.94 ± 36.36	168.17 ± 34.27	131.17 ± 52.51
F		25.62	2.699	20.24	8.102
P value		0.0000	0.0573	0.0000	0.0000

HA: Hyaluronic acid; LN: Laminin; PCIII: Type III procollagen; IV-C: Collagen type IV.