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

Table 3 Correlation analysis of apparent diffusion coefficient and serum indices of liver fibrosis at different b values

Serum index	b1 = 300 s/mm2		b2 = 500 s/mm2		b3 = 700 s/mm2
	r value	P value	r value	P value	r value	P value
HA	-0.853	0.031	-0.991	0.000	-0.951	0.003
LN	-0.686	0.132	-0.926	0.008	-0.956	0.003
PCIII	-0.486	0.328	-0.976	0.001	-0.959	0.002
IV-C	-0.946	0.004	-0.981	0.001	-0.925	0.008

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