Table 2.
Cerebral volume differences pre- and post-radiotherapy of glioma
| Pre-RT (mean ± SD) |
Post-RT (mean ± SD) |
Difference, Δ | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hippocampus | 3.34 ± 1.35 | 3.2 ± 1.23 | -0.14 ± 0.12 | < 0.001~ |
| Right Temporal Lobe | 56.71 ± 20.8 | 54.5 ± 19.7 | -2.21 ± 1.1 | 0.006* |
| Left Temporal Lobe | 59.07 ± 19.96 | 56.11 ± 19.03 | -2.96 ± 0.93 | < 0.001~ |
| Cerebellum | 22.23 ± 10.4 | 21.33 ± 9.75 | -0.9 ± 0.65 | < 0.001~ |
| Corpus callosum | 3.08 ± 1.26 | 2.95 ± 1.13 | -0.13 ± 0.13 | < 0.001~ |
| Amygdala | 1.69 ± 0.56 | 1.61 ± 0.53 | -0.08 ± 0.03 | < 0.001* |
| Caudate nucleus | 2.12 ± 1.06 | 2.03 ± 0.99 | -0.09 ± 0.07 | < 0.001~ |
| Thalamus | 5.87 ± 1.5 | 5.61 ± 1.37 | -0.26 ± 0.13 | < 0.001~ |
| Spinal cord | 13.1 ± 8.22 | 12.84 ± 8.06 | -0.26 ± 0.16 | < 0.001* |
| Brain stem | 26.66 ± 5.04 | 25.86 ± 4.89 | -0.8 ± 0.15 | < 0.001* |
| Optic chiasm | 0.45 ± 0.32 | 0.43 ± 0.31 | -0.02 ± 0.01 | < 0.001~ |
*Paired t-test
~Wilcoxon-signed rank