Figure 2.

Correlation between diffusion tensor imaging and neurological function assessment (Pearson correlation analysis).

(A) FA values were negatively correlated with ADC values, and the correlation was linear (r = –0.9537, P < 0.05). (B) FA values were positively correlated with BBB locomotor rating scale scores, and the correlation was linear (r = 0.9279, P < 0.05). (C) ADC values were negatively and linearly correlated with the BBB scores (r = –0.9173, P < 0.05). SCI: Spinal cord injury; FA: fractional anisotropy; ADC: apparent diffusion coefficient; BBB: Basso, Beattie & Bresnahan.