To know how much the intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM) parameters deduced by a bi-exponential model are affected by neglecting non-Gaussian diffusion restriction effects, we performed Monte-Carlo simulations: fitting the bi-exponential model to simulated data containing the diffusion restriction effects. The results showed that non-Gaussian diffusion restriction effects may considerably affect estimation of IVIM parameters even when data acquired with low b-values (b≤1000 s/mm2) are used. This should be taken into account when interpreting the results of IVIM analyses based on the bi-exponential model.
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