Table 2 Quantification of the three relaxation times in each of the three regions of interest and for each of the three healing states.

Cut site

Adiabatic T1ρ

Non-healed

1

79

114

35

45%

Partially healed

4

70 ± 21

102 ± 34

32 ± 14

43 ± 12%

Healed

3

76 ± 10

93 ± 20

17 ± 10

21 ± 9%

T2

Non-healed

1

11.7

16.0

4.3

37%

Partially healed

2

14.4 ± 1.8

19.3 ± 0.4

4.9 ± 1.4

35 ± 15%

Healed

3

13.2 ± 1.8

14.4 ± 3.3

1.2 ± 1.6

8 ± 10%

T2*

Non-healed

1

5.3

6.3

1.0

19%

Partially healed

4

4.7 ± 0.3

6.3 ± 2.4

1.6 ± 2.6

37 ± 57%

Healed

3

5.2 ± 0.1

4.8 ± 1.4

− 0.4 ± 1.5

− 7 ± 28%

White zone

Adiabatic T1ρ

Non-healed

1

90

93

3

4%

Partially healed

4

77 ± 20

91 ± 26

14 ± 11

17 ± 12%

Healed

3

89 ± 12

79 ± 13

− 10 ± 1

− 12 ± 2%

T2

Non-healed

1

12.4

11.9

− 0.5

− 4%

Partially healed

2

13.8 ± 1.0

13.9 ± 2.1

0.1 ± 1.1

0 ± 8%

Healed

3

13.5 ± 1.8

12.5 ± 2.0

− 1.0 ± 0.3

− 8 ± 3%

T2*

Non-healed

1

7.4

6.3

− 1.1

− 15%

Partially healed

4

7.0 ± 2.0

6.2 ± 3.0

− 0.9 ± 2.5

− 10 ± 38%

Healed

3

6.3 ± 0.6

4.5 ± 0.7

− 1.8 ± 1.3

− 28 ± 17%

Red zone

Adiabatic T1ρ

Non-healed

1

63

109

45

72%

Partially healed

4

68 ± 24

85 ± 34

17 ± 12

22 ± 12%

Healed

3

72 ± 15

78 ± 8

6 ± 12

10 ± 17%

T2

Non-healed

1

12.1

14.2

2.1

17%

Partially healed

2

14.1 ± 1.0

15.0 ± 1.2

0.9 ± 0.2

7 ± 1%

Healed

3

14.3 ± 3.5

13.8 ± 3.1

− 0.5 ± 0.4

− 3 ± 2%

T2*

Non-healed

1

3.7

6.2

2.5

68%

Partially healed

4

4.6 ± 0.4

5.3 ± 0.9

0.7 ± 0.7

16 ± 16%

Healed

3

4.4 ± 0.4

4.7 ± 1.8

0.3 ± 2.2

10 ± 51%