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. 2017 Feb;38(2):250–256. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A4999

Table 3:

Clinicoradiologic correlation using 3D-GE and 2D-SE normalized subcortical structure values obtained with FreeSurfer software

Subcortical Structure FreeSurfer 3D-GE
FreeSurfer 2D-SE
Disease Duration
EDSS
Disease Duration
EDSS
r P ρ P r P ρ P
Brain stem −0.258 .123 −0.408a .012a −0.143 .400 −0.545a <.001a
L thalamus −0.249 .137 −0.268 .109 −0.301 .070 −0.313b .059b
L caudate −0.304b .068b −0.285b .088b −0.316b .057b −0.283 .090
L putamen −0.443a .006a −0.494a .002a −0.466a .004a −0.510a .001a
L pallidum −0.489a .002a −0.409a .012a −0.315b .057b −0.404a .013a
L hippocampus −0.191 .256 −0.122 .472 −0.144 .397 −0.085 .615
L amygdala −0.083 .627 −0.335a .043a 0.001 .997 −0.141 .404
L accumbens −0.332a .045a −0.418a .010a −0.358a .030a −0.096 .571
R thalamus −0.409a .012a −0.402a .014a −0.386a .018a −0.376a .022a
R caudate −0.455a .005a −0.365a .02a −0.29b .074b −0.230 .171
R putamen −0.505a .001a −0.490a .002a −0.472a .003a −0.494a .002a
R pallidum −0.459a .004a −0.395a .016a −0.220 .192 −0.28b .093b
R hippocampus −0.262 .118 −0.302b .069b −0.238 .157 −0.220 .190
R amygdala −0.181 .285 −0.294b .077b −0.183 .279 −0.323b .051b
R accumbens −0.330a .046a −0.416a .011a −0.215 .202 −0.216 .199

Note:r indicates the Pearson correlation coefficient; ρ, the Spearman correlation coefficient; L, left; R, right.

a

Significant correlations.

b

Trend toward a significant correlation.