Table 5. Comparison of IVIM parameters in rectal cancer with distant metastases (M+) vs tumors without distant metastases (M-).

DWI parameters	M+	M-	p values
ADC, × 10−3 mm2s−1	1.34 ± 0.37	1.21 ± 0.35	p=0.48
D, × 10−3 mm2s−1	1.17 ± 0.36	0.99 ± 0.35	p=0.33
f, %	18.84 ± 6.77	21.55 ± 12.41	p=0.61
D*, × 10−3 mm2s−1	481.98 ± 347.63	100.57 ± 263.94	p=0.021
fD*	73.80 ± 55.06	9.31 ± 18.19	p=0.021

The values are mean ± standard deviation. Significant correlations are highlighted in bold.