Table 3 Results of qualitative evaluations for AP-DWI, B₀-corrected-DWI, and RDC-DWI

Frontal artifact

1.0 (1.0–1.0)

2.0 (1.5–2.0)

2.0 (2.0–2.0)

< 0.001^{a, b, c}

Temporal artifact

1.0 (1.0–2.0)

2.0 (2.0–2.0)

2.0 (2.0–2.0)

< 0.001^{a, b}, 0.001^c

Right optic nerve

3.0 (3.0–3.0)

3.0 (3.0–3.0)

3.0 (3.0–3.0)

0.220^a, 0.290^b, 1.000^c

Left optic nerve

3.0 (3.0–3.0)

3.0 (3.0–3.0)

3.0 (3.0–3.0)

0.003^a, 0.093^b, 1.000^c

Right oculomotor nerve

3.0 (2.0–3.0)

3.0 (2.0–3.0)

3.0 (2.0–3.0)

1.000^a, 0.037^b, 0.002^c

Left oculomotor nerve

3.0 (2.0–3.0)

3.0 (2.0–3.0)

3.0 (3.0–3.0)

1.000^a, 0.146^b, 0.071^c

Right trigeminal nerve

3.0 (3.0–3.0)

3.0 (3.0–3.0)

4.0 (3.0–4.0)

0.085^a, < 0.001^{b, c}

Left trigeminal nerve

3.0 (3.0–4.0)

3.0 (3.0–4.0)

4.0 (3.0–4.0)

0.013^a, < 0.001^{b, c}

Cavernous sinus invasion

1.0 (0.0–2.0)

2.0 (2.0–2.0)

2.0 (2.0–2.0)

< 0.001^{a, b}, 0.700^c

Tumor visualization

2.0 (2.0–3.0)

3.0 (3.0–3.0)

3.0 (3.0–4.0)

< 0.001^{a, b, c}