Table 1.
Table 1a: Definition of volumetric MRI measures and their correlation with EDSS | |||
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Measure | Definition | rho | p |
GD | Gadolinium-enhancing lesion volume (cc) | 0.147 | 0.101 |
BOD | “Burden of Disease” T2-hyperintense lesion volume (including T1-lesion component) (cc) | 0.276 | < 0.002 |
BH | “Black Hole” T1-hypointense lesion volume (cc) | 0.298 | < 0.001 |
nCSF | Ratio of CSF volume to total intracranial volume | 0.221 | 0.013 |
Table 1b. Definition of relaxation MRI measures and their correlation with EDSS | |||
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Measure | Definition | rho | p |
T2-GM | Mean T2 value of gray matter (ms) | 0.188 | 0.035 |
T2-WM | Mean T2 value of white matter (ms) | 0.109 | 0.224 |
T2-LES | Mean T2 value of T2-hyperintense lesions (excluding T1-lesion component) (ms) | 0.126 | 0.161 |
T2-BH | Mean T2 value of T1-lesions (ms) | 0.294 | < 0.001 |