Table 5. Intraclass correlation coefficient of diffusion parameters comparing the normal breast tissue datasets using different combinations of b-values.
Parameters | 16 b (1 NEX) vs. 5 b (1 NEX) |
16 b (1 NEX) vs. 5 b (3 NEX) |
5 b (1 NEX) vs. 5 b (3 NEX) |
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ADC0 | 0.80 (0.37–0.94) | 0.70 (0.02–0.91) | 0.84 (0.48–0.95) |
K | 0.91 (0.71–0.97) | 0.87 (0.59–0.96) | 0.91 (0.72–0.97) |
sADC | 0.80 (0.32–0.94) | 0.84 (0.45–0.95) | 0.85 (0.52–0.96) |
Data are mean values with 95% confidence intervals in parentheses.
ICCs of perfusion parameters between different number of b-values or excitations were not estimated, due to large coefficients of variations.