Use of magnetic resonance elastography for assessing liver functional reserve: A clinical study

Table 1 Demographic and clinical features

Age (yr)
mean ± SD	51 ± 9.3
Range	36-74
Gender
Male	29
Female	3
Total bilirubin (mg/dL)
mean ± SD	12.98 ± 6.15
Range	5-31.2
Albumin (g/dL)
mean ± SD	39.4 ± 4.0
Range	32.3-47.7
Alanine aminotransferase (U/L)
mean ± SD	42.1 ± 44.3
Range	10-225
Aspartate transaminase (U/L)
mean ± SD	41.5 ± 28.8
Range	17-139
HBV(+)	32

HBV: Hepatitis B virus.

Table 2 Correlations between average stiffness of non-tumor liver tissue and the indocyanine green test in hepatocellular carcinoma patients

Stiffness value of the non-tumor liver tissue
mean ± SD	4.7 ± 2.2 KPa
Range	2.3-10 KPa
ICGR-15
mean ± SD	0.089 ± 0.077
Range	0.003-0.271
ICG-K
mean ± SD	0.19 ± 0.07
Range	0.087-0.398
Correlation between LS and ICGR-15
r	0.736
P value	< 0.010
Correlation between LS and ICG-K
r	-0.562
P value	< 0.010

ICGR-15: Indocyanine green retention rate at 15 min; ICG-K: Indocyanine green plasma clearance rate; LS: Liver stiffness.