Table 2.
Reproducibility measures of the CBTs: inter-subject and inter-scanner variability.
Thalamic nucleus, CBT | Within-subject, inter-scanner overlap (Dice, mean ±SD) | Inter-subject, within-scanner overlap (Dice, mean ±SD) | Difference between inter-scanner and inter-subject variability (p-value) | Overall overlap (Dice, mean ±SD) |
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Left VLpv-proper | 0.651 ± 0.112 | 0.720 ± 0.123 | p = 0.195 | 0.662 ± 0.129 |
Right VLpv-proper | 0.703 ± 0.065 | 0.712 ± 0.095 | p = 0.806 | 0693 ± 0.084 |
Left VLpv-precentral | 0.567 ± 0.141 | 0.631 ± 0.069 | p = 0.235 | 0.580 ± 0.119 |
Right VLpv-precentral | 0.603 ± 0.082 | 0.651 ± 0.087 | p = 0.209 | 0.587 ± 0.121 |
Left VPLp-postcentral | 0.745 ± 0.059 | 0.583 ± 0.159 | p = 0.0166∗ | 0.637 ± 0.136 |
Right VPLp-postcentral | 0.429 ± 0.103 | 0.331 ± 0.09 | p = 0.0325∗ | 0.641 ± 0.109 |
Left CTT | 0.263 ± 0.369 | 0.213 ± 0.223 | p = 0.728 | 0.239 ± 0.253 |
Right CTT | 0.240 ± 0.364 | 0.328 ± 0.358 | p = 0.586 | 0.261 ± 0.296 |
∗Significant result, p ≤ 0.05.