Table 2.

Apparent diffusion coefficient values measured for each acquisition for varying PVP concentrations

PVP concentration (%)	Apparent Diffusion Coefficient (10−3 mm2/s)							Coefficient of variation (%)
	ss-EPI	MUSE two shots			MUSE three shots
		Acceleration Factor			Acceleration Factor
		1	1.5	2	1	1.5	2
0	2.40	2.39	2.43	2.41	2.42	2.43	2.41	1.2
10	1.74	1.75	1.79	1.79	1.79	1.81	1.82	1.5
14	1.58	1.48	1.48	1.48	1.49	1.50	1.51	1.9
18	1.37	1.29	1.31	1.31	1.31	1.32	1.33	1.8
25	1.19	1.09	1.10	1.11	1.11	1.12	1.13	1.6
40	0.67	0.60	0.70	0.69	0.69	0.66	0.67	1.6

PVP: polyvinylpyrrolidone, ss-EPI: single-shot echo-planar imaging, MUSE: multiplexed sensitivity encoding