Criteria | C-DWI | SMS2-DWI | SMS3-DWI | P values | P values | P values | P values |
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C vs. SMS2 | SMS2 vs. SMS3 | C vs. SMS3 | |||||
Sharpness of the right lobe | |||||||
b = 800 | 4.88 ± 0.40 | 4.84 ± 0.46 | 4.64 ± 0.60 | < 0.001 | 1.000 | 0.144 | 0.066 |
b = 2000 | 4.16 ± 0.99 | 4.10 ± 1.00 | 3.74 ± 1.03 | < 0.001 | 1.000 | 0.002 | 0.001 |
Conspicuity of the left lobe | |||||||
b = 800 | 4.63 ± 0.67 | 4.56 ± 0.71 | 4.40 ± 0.77 | 0.001 | 1.000 | 0.370 | 0.131 |
b = 2000 | 3.64 ± 1.13 | 3.45 ± 1.18 | 3.14 ± 1.05 | < 0.001 | 0.268 | 0.008 | < 0.001 |
Visibility of intrahepatic vessels | |||||||
b = 800 | 4.93 ± 0.26 | 4.70 ± 0.54 | 4.46 ± 0.71 | < 0.001 | 0.190 | 0.109 | < 0.001 |
b = 2000 | 3.88 ± 1.04 | 3.68 ± 1.11 | 3.20 ± 1.14 | < 0.001 | 0.246 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |
Artefacts | |||||||
b = 800 | 4.95 ± 0.22 | 4.69 ± 0.52 | 4.06 ± 0.75 | < 0.001 | 0.207 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |
b = 2000 | 4.70 ± 0.62 | 4.53 ± 0.64 | 3.49 ± 0.73 | < 0.001 | 0.537 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |
Overall image quality | |||||||
b = 800 | 4.80 ± 0.40 | 4.70 ± 0.49 | 4.13 ± 0.75 | < 0.001 | 1.000 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |
b = 2000 | 4.13 ± 0.82 | 4.05 ± 0.87 | 3.40 ± 0.69 | < 0.001 | 1.000 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |