Table 5 Results of ADC, D, D* and f in the central zone with different TE value and ANOVA results.

From: Effects of Echo Time on IVIM Quantification of the Normal Prostate

TE (ms)

ADC

D

D*

f

ADC1

ADC2

D1

D2

D*1

D*2

f1

f2

60

1.378

1.375

1.211

1.217

13.443

12.269

0.111

0.106

±0.138

±0.146

±0.125

±0.120

±3.411

±3.709

±0.032

±0.029

70

1.404

1.417

1.233

1.244

11.777

13.9

0.111

0.119

±0.147

±0.144

±0.122

±0.119

±3.156

±3.193

±0.031

±0.031

80

1.442

1.441

1.252

1.257

12.195

14.843

0.125

0.126

±0.158

±0.153

±0.133

±0.117

±3.585

±3.774

±0.029

±0.038

90

1.453

1.475

1.262

1.278

14.247

15.068

0.126

0.135

±0.157

±0.170

±0.134

±0.146

±4.528

±4.296

±0.028

±0.029

100

1.472

1.489

1.277

1.281

14.085

13.844

0.128

0.137

±0.177

±0.174

±0.150

±0.144

±4.419

±2.728

±0.038

±0.036

120

1.483

1.517

1.264

1.274

15.846

17.503

0.147

0.164

±0.226

±0.172

±0.208

±0.145

±4.720

±6.310

±0.032

±0.038

p

F = 0.960

F = 1.760

F = 0.443

F = 0.592

F = 2.323

F = 2.983

F = 2.863

F = 5.786

p = 0.446

p = 0.128

p = 0.817

p = 0.706

p = 0.049

p = 0.015

p = 0.019

p < 0.001

  1. Note: Data are represented as the means±standard deviations. ADC, D, D* are in units of 10−3 mm2/s; f has no units.
  2. ADC1, D1, D*1 and f1 are the measurement results for the first examination;
  3. ADC2, D2, D*2 and f2 are the measurement results for the second examination.