Tab. 4.
MWF values for major WM structures obtained using the proposed algorithm (MVSR-STEC), reported for two multiple sclerosis patients.
Brain structures | MS patient 1 | MS patient 2 | ||||
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ROI averaged MWF | Mean relative difference wrt to mean MWF across healthy volunteers | p-value | ROI averaged MWF | Mean relative difference wrt to mean MWF across healthy volunteers | p-value | |
Right frontal | 0.0740 | −48.98% | <0.001 | 0.0688 | −52.57% | <0.001 |
Left frontal | 0.0757 | −47.22% | <0.001 | 0.0711 | −50.42% | <0.001 |
Right parietal | 0.1497 | −14.90% | <0.001 | 0.0992 | −43.61% | <0.001 |
Left parietal | 0.1402 | 18.97% | <0.001 | 0.0928 | −46.36% | <0.001 |
Right occipital | 0.0830 | −22.30% | <0.001 | 0.0707 | −33.81% | <0.001 |
Left occipital | 0.0838 | −22.78% | <0.001 | 0.0685 | −36.88% | <0.001 |
Right CST# | 0.3083 | +13.26% | ≥0.05 | 0.2555 | −6.13% | ≥0.05 |
Left CST# | 0.2996 | +10.20% | ≥0.05 | 0.2546 | −6.35% | ≥0.05 |
Splenium of CC* | 0.1082 | −29.40% | <0.001 | 0.0984 | −35.80% | <0.001 |
Genu of CC* | 0.0858 | −25.64% | <0.001 | 0.0748 | −35.17% | <0.001 |
CST stands for Cortical spinal tract. CST ROIs were defined in the posterior limb of internal capsule.
CC stands for the Corpus Callosum.