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DWI of Prostate Cancer: Optimal -Value in Clinical Practice

Table 1

The ADC values of malignant and benign peripheral and transitional tissue at = 0–1.000 and 0–2.000 s/mm2.

ADC values (×10−3 mm2/s)MalignantBenign value

PZ tissue
= 0.1000 s/mm2
 Mean (SD)<0.001
 Range0.7–1.450.7–2.3
= 0.2000 s/mm2
 Mean (SD)<0.001
 Range0.47–1.50.75–1.67

TZ tissue
= 0.1000 s/mm2
 Mean (SD)<0.001
 Range0.7–1.40.8–1.8
= 0.2000 s/mm2
 Mean (SD)<0.001
 Range0.45–1.080.75–1.48