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. 2023 Jul 14;18(7):e0288412. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0288412

Table 1. Demographic and imaging data.

Pilocytic astrocytoma Diffuse midline glioma, H3K27-altered H3.3 H3.1 p-value (PA vs. DMG) p-value (H3.3 vs. H3.1) p-value (PA vs. H3.3) p-value (PA vs. H3.1)
n = 23 n = 40 n = 35 n = 5
Age (median years [range]) 13 [1–71] 8.5 [1–35] 11 [1–35] 7 [49] 0.74 0.16 0.96 0.23
Sex (M:F) 10:13 21:19 20:15 1:4 0.60 0.17 0.42 0.62
Site
    Brainstem 11 20 16 4
    Thalamus 3 18 17 1
    **Other 9 2 2 0
DSC-MRI n = 14 n = 16 n = 15 n = 1
    nrCBV (median [range]) 1.17 [0.47–2.85] 1.66 [0.74–4.86] 1.67 [0.74–4.86] 1.76 0.058 0.063
    nrCBF (median [range]) 1.19 [0.78–3.00] 1.87 [0.91–11.2] 1.87 [0.91–11.2] 1.56 0.028 0.023
    PSR (median [range]) 1.23 [0.46–3.52] 0.97 [0.55–2.78] 1.00 [0.55–2.78] 0.78 0.13 0.172
DWI n = 23 n = 40 n = 35 n = 5
    nADCmean (median [range]) 1.96 [1.43–3.5] 1.48 [1.11–2.76] 1.46 [1.11–2.76] 1.80 [1.59–2.35] 0.00075 * 0.10 0.00020 * 0.68

* Indicates a statistically significant value.

DMG = diffuse midline glioma, H3K27-altered; DSC = dynamic susceptibility contrast; DSC-MRI = dynamic susceptibility contrast magnetic resonance imaging; DWI = diffusion-weighted imaging; nADCmean = normalized mean apparent diffusion coefficient; nrCBF = normalized relative cerebral blood flow; nrCBV = normalized relative cerebral blood volume; PA = pilocytic astrocytoma; PSR = percentage signal recovery.

** Other: cerebellum (n = 9) in PA; septum pellucidum (n = 1) and basal ganglia (n = 1) in DMG (H3.3)