Table 2.
MPG directions and diffusional kurtosis imaging metrics
Motion probing gradient | Posterior limb of the internal capsule | Corpus callosum | Thalamus | Cerebrospinal fluid |
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FA | ||||
6 | 0.65 ± 0.15 | 0.66 ± 0.14 | 0.37 ± 0.11 | 0.22 ± 0.12 |
15 | 0.63 ± 0.16 | 0.63 ± 0.13 | 0.35 ± 0.11 | 0.17 ± 0.11 |
20 | 0.61 ± 0.16 | 0.62 ± 0.15 | 0.29 ± 0.08 | 0.15 ± 0.11 |
24 | 0.59 ± 0.16 | 0.61 ± 0.17 | 0.29 ± 0.06 | 0.15 ± 0.11 |
28 | 0.60 ± 0.16 | 0.62 ± 0.16 | 0.28 ± 0.08 | 0.16 ± 0.12 |
32 | 0.63 ± 0.17 | 0.67 ± 0.15 | 0.29 ± 0.08 | 0.17 ± 0.13 |
ADC (×10−3 mm2/s) | ||||
6 | 0.65 ± 0.06 | 1.02 ± 0.22 | 0.69 ± 0.09 | 2.24 ± 0.36 |
15 | 0.63 ± 0.05 | 1.02 ± 0.24 | 0.69 ± 0.08 | 2.22 ± 0.37 |
20 | 0.63 ± 0.05 | 0.97 ± 0.24 | 0.71 ± 0.08 | 2.22 ± 0.37 |
24 | 0.63 ± 0.06 | 0.99 ± 0.25 | 0.73 ± 0.11 | 2.20 ± 0.39 |
28 | 0.62 ± 0.05 | 0.98 ± 0.25 | 0.73 ± 0.13 | 2.08 ± 0.38 |
32 | 0.63 ± 0.05 | 0.99 ± 0.25 | 0.72 ± 0.14 | 2.07 ± 0.39 |
Mean DK | ||||
6 | 1.21 ± 0.32 | 1.07 ± 0.31 | 0.94 ± 0.17 | 0.43 ± 0.24 |
15 | 1.26 ± 0.21 | 0.97 ± 0.26 | 0.99 ± 0.14 | 0.44 ± 0.34 |
20 | 1.25 ± 0.19 | 1.13 ± 0.26 | 0.90 ± 0.13 | 0.49 ± 0.16 |
24 | 1.21 ± 0.18 | 1.10 ± 0.31 | 0.94 ± 0.13 | 0.44 ± 0.17 |
28 | 1.28 ± 0.19 | 1.06 ± 0.28 | 0.97 ± 0.13 | 0.48 ± 0.20 |
32 | 1.28 ± 0.16 | 0.99 ± 0.24 | 0.97 ± 0.12 | 0.48 ± 0.18 |
Uncertainties indicate standard deviation
There was a negative correlation between the standard deviation of the mean DK and MPG directions in the posterior limb of the internal capsule and the thalamus