Table 2.
Repeatability and reproducibility of IVIM parameters in cancers
| Authors | Year | Organ | Subjects (n) | Number of b-values | Interval between two scans | Coefficient of variation or (Bland–Altman 95% limits of agreement) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| f | D* | D | ||||||
| Andreou et al.121 | 2013 | Liver | 14 | 8 | 1 h | (−75.3, 241.0) | (−89.0, 2120.0) | (−20.8, 25.3) |
| Kakite et al.122 | 2015 | Liver | 15 | 16 | 5 days | 37.3 | 60.6 | 19.7 |
| Winfield et al.123 | 2015 | Ovary | 31 | 10 | 3 days | 44 | 165.1 | 13.2 |
| Jerome et al.124 | 2017 | Pediatric solid tumors | 15 | 6 | 1 day | 41 | 35.1 | 2.5 |
| Kang et al.125 | 2017 | Neck | 5 | 17 | 10 min | 22.1 | 41.8 | 8.2 |
| Kang et al.125 | 2017 | Neck | 5 | Four with cardiac gating | 10 min | 15.3 | 29.2 | 5.7 |
| Sun et al.126 | 2017 | Rectum | 26 | 8 | 20–30 min | 126.3 | 197.4 | 24.5 |
| Lecler et al.127 | 2017 | Orbit | 22 | 15 | 17 min | 43 | 110 | 14 |
| Pan et al.128 | 2018 | Kidney | 25 | 9–16 | 1–2 days | 26.8–50.5 | 75.5–101.4 | 11.8–19.1 |
| Jiang et al.129 | 2018 | Lung | 50 | 10 | 0.5–1 h | 36.5–38.3 | 68.6–72.6 | 11.1–11.3 |
| Iima et al.130 | 2018 | Breast | Seven malignant, eight benign | 5 | Continuous | 8.38–16.8 | 33.4–34.0 | – |