Table 5: Summary of generated ADC values correlated with AT pathology visualised by routine FSE and STIR MR images.
Type of Pathology from routine FSE and STIR MR images | Readers Manual (ROI) ADC Measurement Technique Mean ± SD × 10−3 mm2/sec |
Tear | 1.68 ± 0.69 |
Partial Tear | 1.54 ± 0.441 |
Thickening + Partial Tears | 1.88 ± 0.651 |
Micro Tears | 1.22 ± 0.34 |
Thickening | 0.343 ± 0.39 |
Tendinopathy | 0.174 ± 0.098 |
Thickening + Tendinopathy | 0.351 ± 0.38 |
Inflammation | 0.151 ± 0.215 |
Normal | 0.047 ± 0.018 |