Table 4.

Results of quantitative evaluations of mean ADC values (10 × ⁻⁶ mm²/s)

	ROI1	ROI2	ROI3	F/χ2	P
Firsta
rs-EPI DWI	1939.79 ± 432.73d	1344.62 ± 278.79d	1043.69 ± 199.62c	43.00e	< 0.001
rFOV-DWI	1251.02 ± 209.81d	998.69 ± 168.511d	995.99 ± 139.73d	18.20f	< 0.001
ss-EPI DWI	1744.47 ± 413.35d	1271.74 ± 310.28d	1088.33 ± 169.14d	36.54e	< 0.001
F/χ2	27.77e	21.77e	9.80e
P	< 0.001	< 0.001	0.008
Secondb
rs-EPI DWI	1908.60 ± 337.60d	1335.59 ± 284.62d	1249.13 ± 256.82d	38.40f	< 0.001
rFOV-DWI	1117.77 ± 277.55c	977.81 ± 94.24d	965.94 ± 116.86d	19.36e	< 0.001
ss-EPI DWI	1675.44 ± 429.45d	1225.84 ± 221.47d	1034.00 ± 220.31c	23.66e	< 0.001
F/χ2	29.96e	31.69e	24.92e
P	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001

ADC, apparent diffusion coefficient; rs-EPI DWI, readout-segmented echo-planar imaging diffusion-weighted imaging; rFOV, reduced field-of-view; ss-EP, single-shot echo-planar imaging; ROI, region of interest

^aMean ADC values of the first scan

^bMean ADC values of the second scan

^cParameter value was a non-normal distribution, expressed as a median ± quartile range

^dParameter value was a normal distribution, expressed as mean ± standard deviation

^eχ² value of Friedman’s test

^fF value of ANOVA