Table 3.

Apparent diffusion coefficients of each sucrose/collagen phantom for each diffusion time

Tdiff (ms)	Apparent diffusion coefficient (10−12m2s−1)
	Purified water			#1		#2
	PVA-free	PVA-300	PVA-80	PVA-free	PVA-300	PVA-free	PVA-300
60	2238 ± 7	1930 ± 6	1678 ± 3	1376 ± 7	1017 ± 15	1128 ± 2	878 ± 5
	*			*		*
40	2231 ± 7	1967 ± 7	1735 ± 2	1365 ± 7	1055 ± 36	1120 ± 2	914 ± 5
	*			*		*
20	2228 ± 4	2026 ± 7	1851 ± 2	1345 ± 6	1124 ± 23	1110 ± 12	952 ± 6
	*			*		*
15.31	2184 ± 3	2123 ± 8	2097 ± 1	1330 ± 5	1242 ± 15	1102 ± 8	1048 ± 3
	*			*		*
10.52	2192 ± 2	2128 ± 6	2105 ± 3	1332 ± 4	1252 ± 10	1100 ± 5	1063 ± 7
	*			*		*
7.71	2196 ± 1	2126 ± 3	2121 ± 4	1337 ± 3	1284 ± 11	1100 ± 3	1061 ± 4
	*			*		*

Tdiff (ms)	Apparent diffusion coefficient (10−12m2s−1)
	#3		#4		#5		#6
	PVA-free	PVA-300	PVA-free	PVA-300	PVA-free	PVA-300	PVA-free	PVA-300
60	976 ± 2	708 ± 12	828 ± 3	685 ± 9	724 ± 2	569 ± 10	593 ± 3	437 ± 7
	*		*		*		*
40	961 ± 1	752 ± 10	818 ± 1	707 ± 8	721 ± 2	600 ± 4	597 ± 2	477 ± 10
	*		*		*		*
20	944 ± 3	784 ± 12	798 ± 5	723 ± 10	719 ± 3	632 ± 8	589 ± 2	490 ± 11
	*		*		*		*
15.31	960 ± 2	912 ± 13	852 ± 3	841 ± 8	704 ± 2	690 ± 4	582 ± 4	547 ± 4
	*		*		*		*
10.52	968 ± 2	923 ± 6	864 ± 3	842 ± 12	707 ± 2	687 ± 6	583 ± 1	547 ± 8
	*		*		*		*
7.71	963 ± 4	944 ± 6	862 ± 1	848 ± 5	701 ± 3	683 ± 7	589 ± 1	551 ± 19
	*		*		*		*

Values are mean ± standard deviation within the region of interest

T_diff diffusion time, PVA polyvinyl alcohol

*p < 0.05