• Diffusion and perfusion characteristics are assessable with only three b-values. • Association of b = 0, 50, 800 s/mmis superior to b = 0, 250, 800 s/mm. • A fourth acquired b-value has no benefit for differential diagnosis. • For liver lesion characterisation, simplified IVIM analysis is superior to ADC determination. • Simplified IVIM approach guarantees numerically stable, voxel-wise results and short acquisition times.

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The original version of this article, published on 08 April 2019, unfortunately contained a mistake. The following correction has therefore been made in the original: The caption of Fig. 2 is wrong. The corrected version is given below.