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. 2014 Sep 23;2014:609708. doi: 10.1155/2014/609708

Table 2.

Correlation of imaging findings in MBS with pathophysiology [1, 6].

MRI findings Underlying pathophysiology
1 Hyperintensity on T2 weighted images Edema and myelin damage
2 Hypointensity on T1 weighted images Total loss of myelin with replacement of the region by a cyst
3 Hyperintense rims and hypointense cores on FLAIR images Damage to the myelin at the rim with a central necrotic area
4 Uniformly hyperintense lesions on FLAIR Mixture of demyelination and edema
5 Areas of restricted diffusion on DWI (acute phase) Cytotoxic edema