Diffusion Kurtosis MR Imaging versus Conventional Diffusion-Weighted Imaging for Distinguishing Hepatocellular Carcinoma from Benign Hepatic Nodules

Table 3

Comparison of ADC, D, and K values between hepatic benign nodules and the HCC group.

	Hepatic benign nodules	HCC	values
ADC (×10^−3 mm^2/s)	1.691 ± 0.067	1.239 ± 0.039	<0.001
D (×10^−3 mm^2/s)	2.571 ± 0.116	1.872 ± 0.596	<0.001
K	0.856 ± 0.026	1.062 ± 0.318	<0.001

Mann–Whitney U test. HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma; K, kurtosis; D, diffusivity; ADC, apparent diffusion coefficient.