Table 3 ADC_mean (×10^− 3 mm²/s) measured in 10 tissues across the whole body at 1.5T (top) and 3T (bottom)

Parietal WM

0.77 (0.037)

0.6 (0.2)

0.77 (0.040)

0.77 (0.033)

0.84

7.6

Cerebellar WM

0.67 (0.026)

1.3 (0.4)

0.67 (0.025)

0.67 (0.028)

0.75

4.3

Liver

0.60 (0.24)

8.6 (3.8)

0.53 (0.19)

0.69 (0.26)

0.045

48.1

Spleen

0.66 (0.15)

5.4 (2.0)

0.66 (0.14)

0.67 (0.16)

0.87

34.9

Kidney

1.91 (0.19)

7.6 (2.1)

1.88 (0.20)

1.94 (0.17)

0.35

15.0

Vertebral body

0.36 (0.12)

5.9 (1.3)

0.31 (0.10)

0.42 (0.12)

0.0047

38.7

Psoas muscle

0.77 (0.23)

4.0 (1.6)

0.63 (0.16)

0.93 (0.18)

< 0.001

48.1

Pelvic bone

0.37 (0.10)

3.2 (0.8)

0.37 (0.093)

0.37 (0.11)

0.97

24.9

Femur

0.29 (0.11)

2.5 (0.7)

0.23 (0.060)

0.36 (0.11)

< 0.001

45.0

Thigh muscle

0.88 (0.23)

5.5 (1.4)

0.77 (0.17)

1.02 (0.22)

< 0.001

34.9

3T

ADC_mean

all (n = 29)

VOI size

all (n = 29)

ADC_mean

M (n = 16)

ADC_mean

F (n = 13)

p-value M vs. F

%RC (n = 5)

Parietal WM

0.70 (0.074)

1.6 (0.5)

0.69 (0.077)

0.72 (0.067)

0.23

11.9

Cerebellar WM

0.71 (0.052)

1.4 (0.4)

0.72 (0.054)

0.71 (0.050)

0.63

9.8

Liver

1.24 (0.27)

11.6 (3.3)

1.19 (0.31)

1.30 (0.19)

0.31

17.6

Spleen

0.94 (0.25)

4.6 (1.9)

0.92 (0.25)

0.96 (0.26)

0.72

69.8

Kidney

2.03 (0.20)

7.7 (2.0)

2.04 (0.13)

2.02 (0.26)

0.78

21.2

Vertebral body

0.37 (0.11)

6.5 (1.6)

0.39 (0.11)

0.36 (0.11)

0.44

38.0

Psoas muscle

1.42 (0.067)

5.5 (2.0)

1.40 (0.072)

1.43 (0.057)

0.25

7.3

Pelvic bone

0.37 (0.075)

2.7 (0.7)

0.35 (0.080)

0.39 (0.059)

0.12

36.3

Femur

0.40 (0.076)

2.6 (1.0)

0.37 (0.048)

0.42 (0.095)

0.13

17.8

Thigh muscle

1.58 (0.093)

5.5 (1.5)

1.54 (0.080)

1.63 (0.079)

0.0042

5.9