Research Article

With 3 Types of Respiratory Acquisition: 3.0 T Respiratory Triggered Acquisition Can Obtain Higher Quality DWI Images of the Upper Abdomen

Table 5

The ADC of normal organs in the upper abdomen between two field strengths with b values as 100 s/mm2 and 800 s/mm2.

Organsb = 100b = 800
1.5 T3.0 T1.5 T3.0 T

Liver2.8 ± 0.512.8 ± 0.340.411.2 ± 0.141.1 ± 0.370.27
Gall bladder3.6 ± 0.703.6 ± 0.850.532.4 ± 0.402.4 ± 0.300.91
Kidney3.4 ± 0.723.4 ± 0.610.571.7 ± 0.101.6 ± 0.900.32
Spleen1.2 ± 0.231.2 ± 0.250.860.69 ± 0.0300.67 ± 0.100.28
Pancreas3.2 ± 0.743.2 ± 0.630.581.1 ± 0.351.1 ± 0.240.51

The unit of ADC value is mm2/s.