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. 2009 May 12;132(9):2579–2592. doi: 10.1093/brain/awp071

Table 3.

Group differences from TOI analysis of regional radial diffusivity (Dra) values as a function of diagnosis; the synopsis of the findings from voxel-wise analysis

Region TOI analysis
Dra (mean ± SD)
P-values
Voxel-wise analysis
CN FTD AD FTD>CN AD>CN FTD>ADa FTD>CN AD>CN FTD>ADb
a.CC 0.70 ± 0.09 0.93 ± 0.21 0.77 ± 0.10 0.0002 0.03 0.01 S S S
p.CC 0.57 ± 0.06 0.64 ± 0.10 0.65 ± 0.09 0.01 0.004 NS S S NS
L.a.Cg 0.55 ± 0.05 0.67 ± 0.07 0.61 ± 0.07 <0.0001 0.004 0.02 S S S
R.a.Cg 0.61 ± 0.04 0.70 ± 0.06 0.65± 0.08 <0.0001 NS 0.03 S S S
L.p.Cg 0.55 ± 0.05 0.59 ± 0.05 0.60 ± 0.05 0.008 0.002 NS S S NS
R.p.Cg 0.56 ± 0.04 0.61 ± 0.05 0.60 ± 0.05 0.01 0.003 NS S S NS
L.d.Cg 0.66 ± 0.06 0.81 ± 0.15 0.81 ± 0.12 0.001 <0.0001 NS S S S
R.d.Cg 0.62 ± 0.06 0.74 ± 0.14 0.78 ± 0.16 0.003 0.0003 NS S S NS
L.Unc 0.69 ± 0.04 0.84 ± 0.12 0.77 ± 0.07 <0.0001 <0.0001 0.01 S S S
R.Unc 0.68 ± 0.06 0.89 ± 0.21 0.75 ± 0.09 <0.0001 0.01 0.002 S S S
L.CST 0.61 ±0.05 0.63 ± 0.07 0.60 ± 0.07 NS NS NS NS NS NS
R.CST 0.49 ± 0.03 0.54 ± 0.09 0.49 ± 0.04 0.01 NS 0.02 S NS S

a No region showed significant increased Dra in Alzheimer's disease when compared to FTD (AD>FTD).

b No region showed significant increased Dra in Alzheimer's disease when compared to FTD (AD>FTD).

a.CC/p.CC = anterior/posterior corpus callosum; L.a.Cg/R.a.Cg = Left/Right anterior cingulum; L.p.Cg/R.p.Cg = Left/Right posterior cingulum; L.d.Cg/R.d.Cg = Left/Right descending cingulum; L.Unc/R.Unc = Left/Right uncinate fasciculus; L.CST/R.CST = Left/Right corticospinal tract.