Table 7.
Estimates of apparent diffusion coefficient values reported in human Uterus (endometrium, myometrium and cervix) using a mono-exponential fit
| Ref. | System | Field strength (T) | Sequence | TR/TE (ms/ms) | No. of patients/mean age (SD) | b-values (s/mm2) | Mean ADC (SD) (× 10-3 mm2/s) |
| Naganawa et al[99], 2005 | Siemens Symphony | 1.5 | SS SE EPI | 2500/96 | 10/46.6 | 0, 300, 600 | Cervix, 1.79 (0.24) |
| Tamai et al[88], 2007 | Siemens Symphony | 1.5 | SS SE EPI, FS | 4400/(74-99) | 12/49 | 0, 500, 100 | Endometrium, 1.53 (0.10) |
| Zhang et al[176], 2007 | Philips Intera | 1.5 | SS SE EPI | 6800/70 | (9 + 7V)/34 median | 0, 800 | Cervix, 1.71 (0.14) |
| McVeigh et al[91], 2008 | GE Signa | 1.5 | SS SE EPI | 4000/68 | 30/47 | 0, 600 | Cervix n = 26, 2.09 (0.46) |
| Shen et al[92], 2008 | GE Excite | 1.5 | SS SE EPI | 8000/83 | 7/45.2 | 0, 500, 800, 1000 | Endometrium, 1.277 (0.219) |
| Fujii et al[177], 2008 | Siemens Symphony | 1.5 | SS SE EPI, STIR FS, FB | (9500-9800)/(73-78) | 26/53 | 0, 1000 | Endometrium n = 25, 1.44 (0.34) |
| Tamai et al[89], 2008 | Siemens Symphony | 1.5 | SS SE EPI, FS | (2700-4400)/(78-90) | 43/48 | 0, 500, 1000 | Myometrium, 1.62 (0.11) |
| Inada et al[178], 2009 | GE Signa | 1.5 | SS SE EPI, FB | (3400-7500)/68 | 31/44.9 (12.7) | 0, 800 | Endometrium, 1.52 (0.20) |
| Myometrium, 1.53 (0.25) | |||||||
| Liu et al[179], 2009 | GE Excite | 1.5 | SS EPI | 4000/58.5 | 57 | 0, 1000 | Cervix, 1.50 (0.16) |
| Payne et al[180], 2010 | Philips Intera | 1.5 | SS SE EPI | 4500/80 | 62/38 | 0, 100, 300, 500, 800 | Cervix n = 43, 1.769 (0.239) |
| Chen et al[98], 2010 | Philips Intera | 1.5 | SS SE EPI, STIR FS | 6800/70 | 20/34.4 | 0, 800 | Cervix, 1.593 (0.151) |
| Cao et al[87], 2012 | GE Signa | 1.5 | SS SE EPI, FB | NR/NR | 64/55.4 | 0, 1000 | Endometrium, 1.267 (0.221) |
| Myometrium, 1.496 (0.196) | |||||||
| Junctional zone, 1.126 (0.190) | |||||||
| Kuang et al[90], 2013 | Siemens Trio | 3.0 | SS SE EPI, FS | AX: 7000/71, | 67 | (1) 0, 600 | Cervix, (1) 1.55 (0.28) |
| SAG: 1800/76 | (2) 0, 1000 | (2) 1.41 (0.10) |
Some studies were carried out with more b-values than specified in the following table to compute intravoxel incoherent motion-specific parameters. ADC: Apparent diffusion coefficient; NR: Not reported; SS: Single shot; SE: Spin echo; EPI: Echo planar imaging; RF: Radiofrequency; RT: Respiratory triggered; NC: Navigator controlled; FB: Free breathing; BH: Breath-hold; BHI: Breath-hold end inspiratory; BHE: Breath-hold end expiratory; n: Number of patients; STIR: Short TI inversion recovery; FS: Fat suppression; NA: Not available; AX: Axial; SAG: Sagittal; W: Week; V: Volunteer.