Research Article

The Evaluation Value of Diffusion-Weighted Imaging for Brain Injury in Patients after Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest

Table 3

Comparison of ADC values before and after surgery.

Scanning positionBefore surgeryAfter surgerytP

Whole brain8.99 ± 2.5411.15 ± 2.063.7280.003
Cerebellum8.19 ± 0.728.14 ± 0.840.3660.721
Basal ganglia8.25 ± 0.498.24 ± 0.450.2350.818
Occipital lobe8.20 ± 0.678.25 ± 0.530.6530.527
Parietal lobe8.58 ± 0.948.60 ± 0.670.2340.819
Left brain8.15 ± 0.728.21 ± 0.600.9260.374
Right brain8.63 ± 0.928.58 ± 0.810.5500.593

P < 0.01 vs. Before Surgery.