Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) is an essential sequence in liver MRI for detecting abdominal lesions and differentiating benign from malignant ones using apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values [1–4]. Echo-planar imaging (EPI) is the most commonly used sequence for DWI because its rapid readout makes it relatively robust against motion. However, it has inherent limitations, including a low signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and susceptibility to signal loss caused by phase dispersion [5].