Table 5.
Number of AD cases with poor ATR depiction and their FA and ADC values by MMSE score
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Right or left
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| score | Poor depiction | FA | ADC (×10−3 mm2/s) | Poor depiction | FA | ADC (×10−3 mm2/s) | Poor depiction | FA | ADC (×10−3 mm2/s) |
| ≤8 (n = 0) | 0 | − | − | 0 | − | − | 0 | − | − |
| 9−16 (n = 3) | 2 | 0.411 ± 0.011 | 0.897 ± 0.056 | 2 | 0.417 ± 0.006 | 0.913 ± 0.044 | 2 | 0.414 ± 0.008 | 0.905 ± 0.046 |
| 17−24 (n = 8) | 6 | 0.421 ± 0.026 | 0.916 ± 0.073 | 4 | 0.405 ± 0.031 | 0.973 ± 0.119 | 6 | 0.413 ± 0.029 | 0.945 ± 0.100 |
| ≥25 (n = 2) | 1 | 0.447 ± 0.031 | 0.869 ± 0.039 | 1 | 0.465 ± 0.011 | 0.866 ± 0.076 | 1 | 0.456 ± 0.022 | 0.867 ± 0.050 |
Abbreviations: AD, Alzheimer’s disease; ADC, apparent diffusion coefficient; ATR, anterior thalamic radiation; FA, fractional anisotropy; MMSE, Mini Mental State Examination.