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