Table 10:

Results of linear regression to examine the correlation between DTI, T1-weighted, and T2-weighted features and the mJOA recovery rate

Level Incorporated DTI Metrics	Significant Features	Slope (β)	P Value
MC level (n = 55)
MD/AD/RD/FA	Axial spinal cord area	0.70	.02
Average of AC levels (n = 55)
MD/AD/RD	Axial spinal cord area	0.70	.02
FA	FA	108.67	.01
	Spinal cord flattened rate	105.64	.03
C2 level (n = 52)
MD	MD	–157.98	.04
	Spinal cord flattened rate	141.57	.01
AD	AD	123.60	.01
RD	RD	–145.13	.004
	Spinal cord flattened rate	131.88	.01
FA	FA	170.92	.001
	Spinal cord flattened rate	111.82	.02