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. 2016 Mar 2;22:702–709. doi: 10.12659/MSM.895909

Table 2.

Comparison of IVIM Parameters between malignant and benign hepatic lesions (means ±SD).

Benign tumors Malignant tumors P value
D (10−3 mm2/s) 1.70±0.55 1.04±0.23 <0.01
D* (10−3 mm2/s) 21.7±9.9 16.5±7.7 <0.01
f (%) 33.5±14.9 23.3±9.5 0.13

D – true molecular diffusion; D* – perfusion-related diffusion coefficient; f – perfusion fraction.