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. 2006 Nov;27(10):2115–2117.

Cervical spinal cord MTR, MD, and FA histogram-derived metrics from a patient with Hirayama disease and age-matched healthy control subjects

Control Subjects Mean (SD) Normality Ranges (mean ± SD) HD Patient
Average MTR (%) 35.3 (1.2) 32.9–37.7 30.2
Average MD (×10−3 mm2s−1) 1.22 (0.08) 1.06–1.38 1.44
Average FA 0.43 (0.03) 0.37–0.49 0.32

Note:—MTR indicates magnetization transfer ratio; MD, mean diffusivity; FA, fractional anisotropy; HD, Hirayama disease.