Diagnostic value of gadobenate dimeglumine-enhanced hepatocyte-phase magnetic resonance imaging in evaluating hepatic fibrosis and hepatitis

Table 4 Relative enhancement ratio in the hepatocyte phase in the five stages of hepatic fibrosis

Stage	REh (mean ± SD)	Minimum value	Maximum value
S0 (n = 16)	0.450 ± 0.195	0.129	0.698
S1 (n = 15)	0.460 ± 0.176	0.178	0.715
S2 (n = 21)	0.542 ± 0.204	0.229	1.006
S3 (n = 9)	0.364 ± 0.177	0.323	0.621
S4 (n = 15)	0.411 ± 0.184	0.184	0.836

REh: Relative enhancement ratio in the hepatocyte phase.