Table 4.
Summary of fractional anisotropy (FA) values in the fiber tracts of interest as well as in the control tracts.
| Fiber Tracts | Group | Mean | SD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorsal Pathway | ||||
| Superior Longitudinal Fasciculus (SLF) | R | Comparison | .31 | .03 |
| DLD | .29 | .02 | ||
| L | Comparison | .30 | .02 | |
| DLD | .29 | .02 | ||
| Ventral Pathway | ||||
| Inferior Longitudinal Fasciculus (ILF) | R | Comparison | .36 | .02 |
| DLD | .35 | .03 | ||
| L | Comparison | .34 | .02 | |
| DLD | .33 | .02 | ||
| Inferior Fronto-occipital Fasciculus (IFOF) | R | Comparison | .37 | .02 |
| DLD | .35 | .02 | ||
| L | Comparison | .37 | .03 | |
| DLD | .36 | .02 | ||
| Uncinate Fasciculus (UF) | R | Comparison | .31 | .03 |
| DLD | .29 | .03 | ||
| L | Comparison | .31 | .04 | |
| DLD | .28 | .03 | ||
| Control Tracts | ||||
| Genu of the corpus callosum | Comparison | .47 | .04 | |
| DLD | .46 | .05 | ||
| Body of the corpus callosum | Comparison | .50 | .05 | |
| DLD | .47 | .05 | ||
| Splenium of the corpus callosum | Comparison | .50 | .04 | |
| DLD | .49 | .05 | ||
DLD: Developmental language disorder; L: Left; R: Right; SD: Standard deviation.