Fig. 3
Box-and-whisker plots for MK, MD and ADC values of the liver in C-DWI, SMS2-DWI and SMS3-DWI sequences. The bottom and top of the boxes indicate the min and max of the values, respectively. The horizontal line inside the box indicates median values. The MK values of C-DWI, SMS2-DWI and SMS3-DWI were 0.67 ± 0.15, 0.68 ± 0.11, and 0.70 ± 0.18, respectively. The MD values of C-DWI, SMS2-DWI and SMS3-DWI were 1.19 ± 0.15 × 10−3 mm2/s, 1.17 ± 0.21 × 10−3 mm2/s, and 1.17 ± 0.18 × 10−3 mm2/s, respectively. The ADC values of C-DWI, SMS2-DWI and SMS3-DWI were 0.85 ± 1.12 × 10−3 mm2/s, 0.81 ± 1.24 × 10−3 mm2/s and 0.80 ± 1.56 × 10−3 mm2/s, respectively. There were no statistically significant differences between the three sequences (MK, p = 0.397; MD, p = 0.461; ADC, p = 1.346). With an increase in the acceleration factors, MK values showed an increasing trend and MD and ADC values showed a decreasing trend in the liver parenchyma