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

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.