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. 2020 Dec 14;34(4):499–511. doi: 10.1007/s10334-020-00897-7

Table 3.

Required sample size (per group) for between subject comparisons of mean FISO for following ROIs

SB (FISO) MB2 (FISO) MB3 (FISO) SB required N for effect size of MB2 required N for effect size of MB3 required N for effect size of
MEAN SD MEAN SD MEAN SD 5% 10% 5% 10% 5% 10%
BCC 0.221 0.025 0.196 0.020 0.173 0.021 109 28 92 24 122 32
GCC 0.234 0.021 0.215 0.023 0.210 0.022 70 19 98 26 90 24
CST 0.159 0.015 0.126 0.012 0.137 0.016 75 20 76 20 117 30
EC 0.044 0.009 0.026 0.005 0.028 0.005 385 98 315 79 220 56
OR 0.102 0.005 0.074 0.004 0.076 0.008 25 8 25 8 85 22
FL 0.204 0.049 0.188 0.047 0.160 0.045 492 124 532 135 665 167
OL 0.137 0.018 0.115 0.023 0.104 0.020 149 39 354 89 315 79
Caudate 0.228 0.019 0.219 0.018 0.210 0.016 63 17 59 16 52 14
Putamen 0.032 0.006 0.018 0.004 0.021 0.006 315 80 522 132 622 157
Thalamus 0.180 0.016 0.152 0.020 0.157 0.018 66 18 140 36 107 28
Cerebellum 0.193 0.024 0.160 0.022 0.146 0.027 135 35 166 43 279 71

BCC body of corpus callosum, GCC genu of corpus callosum, CST corticospinal tracts, EC external capsules, OR optic radiation, FL frontal lobe, OL occipital lobe, caudate, putamen, thalamus and cerebellum