Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) analysis methods
| T2-w imaging | DWI | ADC | Tissue characterisation | |
| Hyper intensity | Thickening | |||
| + | + | Hyper | Hyper | Oedema and fibrosis |
| + | – | Hyper | Hyper | Oedema |
| – | + | Hyper | Hyper | Fibrosis |
| + | + | No signal | No Signal | Mild oedema and fibrosis |
| + | – | No signal | No signal | Mild oedema |
| – | + | No signal | No signal | Mild fibrosis |
| +/– | +/– | Hyper | Hypo | Unknown |
| +/– | +/– | Hypo | Hyper | Unknown |
| – | – | Hyper | Hyper | Artefact |
| – | – | No signal | No signal | Normal tissue |
+/–, either present of absent; +, present; –, absent; ADC, apparent diffusion coefficient.