Table 2.

Median ADC value of the head and neck lesions

Head and neck lesions	Median ADC (min–max) (×10−3 mm2/s)	P*
Benign	1.17 (0.52–2.38)	<0.001
Malignant	0.72 (0.39–1.51)
Malignant
SCC	0.73 (0.65–1.06)	0.799
Non-SCC	0.74 (0.63–1.51)
Benign
Inflammatory	1.14 (0.85–2.38)	0.910
Noninflammatory	1.27 (0.52–2.33)

ADC, apparent diffusion coefficient; SCC, squamous cell carcinoma.

^*Mann Whitney U test.