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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Mar 5.
Published in final edited form as: Mult Scler. 2021 Jun 14;28(3):393–405. doi: 10.1177/13524585211023343

Table 2:

Baseline imaging data. Median values shown, with range in parentheses.

Imaging Finding All Subjects (n = 40) LME + Subjects (n = 32) LME – Subjects (n = 8)
Any LME focus count 3.5 (0–14) 4 (1 – 14) N/A
Nodular LME focus count 0 (0–2) 0 (0 – 2) N/A
Spread/fill LME focus count 3 (0–12) 3.5 (0 – 12) N/A
Spread/fill-infratentorial LME focus count 0 (0–1) 0 (0 – 1) N/A
Spread/fill-gyral LME focus count 2 (0–6) 2 (0 – 6) N/A
Spread/fill-sulcal LME focus count 1 (0–10) 1 (0 – 10) N/A
Total CL count 34 (9–87) 35 (10 – 87) 28 (9 – 51)
Total CL volume (mm3) 429.1 (136.8–1224.3) 520.7 (136.8 – 1370.4) 370.9 (155.4 – 975.8)
Leukocortical CL count 24 (7–65) 24.5 (8 – 65) 19.5 (7 – 43)
Leukocortical CL volume (mm3) 316.8 (68.9–790.6) 288.9 (68.9 – 790.6) 255.3 (95.8 – 786.3)
Intracortical CL count 6 (0–14) 6 (0 – 14) 3 (0 – 8)*
Intracortical CL volume (mm3) 28.7 (0–115.0) 31.3 (0 – 115.0) 17.6 (0 – 42.7)
Subpial CL count 4 (0–13) 4 (0 – 13) 3 (0 – 6)
Subpial CL volume (mm3) 134.0 (0– 708.7) 146.6 (0 – 708.7) 61.0 (19.9 – 254.1)
Hippocampal CL count 1 (0–7) 1 (0 – 7) 0 (0 – 2)*
Hippocampal CL volume (mm3) 7.1 (0– 174.0) 9.1 (0 – 174.0) 0 (0 – 16.3)*
Cortical GM Volume (mm3) 421256.1 (357884.9 – 512085.0)  417895.3 (363331.4 – 512085.0)  438726.4 (357884.9 – 488629.7)
WM Volume (mm3) 487226.7 (402455.5– 593324.4)  483825 (402455.5 – 593324.4)  493106.0 (407799.0 – 541058.0)
WML Volume (mm3) 2802.5 (51.7–19385.8) 2802.5 (51.7 – 19385.8) 3719.3 (831.0 – 15062.4)
pRNFL thickness (μm) 94.5 (61.3–122.8) 95.3 (61.0 – 123.0) 105.0 (91.0 – 119.5)
mRNFL thickness (μm) 33.4 (21.9–44.4) 32.7 (21.9 – 40.6) 34.7 (30.5 – 44.4)
GCIPL thickness (μm) 72.7 (54.7–87.8) 71.2 (54.7 – 87.8) 77.3 (71.8 – 84.0)*
INL thickness (μm) 31.0 (24.8–43.9) 31.4 (24.8 – 38.9) 29.5 (27.7 – 36.3)
OPL thickness (μm) 32.3 (20.4–39.7) 32.1 (20.4 – 38.3) 32.8 (27.5 – 39.6)
ONL thickness (μm) 61.4 (45.1–73.7) 59.8 (45.0 – 73.7) 61.4 (51.5 – 73.2)
IS thickness (μm) 19.4 (14.6–22.4) 19.4 (14.6 – 22.4) 20.1 (18.7 – 21.1)*
OS thickness (μm) 23.1 (19.3–29.9) 23.4 (19.3 – 29.8) 22.5 (19.5 – 25.1)
AMT (μm) 313.6 (273.5–344.6) 311.4 (273.5 – 344.6) 325.2 (309.7 – 334.9)*
*

= p value < 0.05 for rank-sum difference between those with leptomeningeal enhancement (LME +) and those without (LME −). LME: leptomeningeal enhancing foci; GM: gray matter; WM: white matter; WML: white matter lesion; pRNFL: peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer; mRNFL: macular retinal nerve fiber layer; GCIPL: ganglion cell layer + inner plexiform layer; INL: inner nuclear layer; OPL: outer plexiform layer; ONL: outer nuclear layer; IS: inner segment; OS: outer segment; AMT: average macular thickness.