Diffusion Tensor Imaging in NAWM and NADGM in MS and CIS: Association with Candidate Biomarkers in Sera
Table 2
Clinicoradiological correlations between DTI indices and clinical findings in RRMS patients ().
EDSS
Relapsesa
Age
DD
Internal capsule
ADC
−0.094
−0.149
−0.078
−0.072
FA
0.310
−0.128
−0.143
0.200
Corona radiata, posterior
ADC
0.099
0.002
0.083
0.080
FA
0.349
−0.032
0.151
0.381
Corona radiata, anterior
ADC
0.200
−0.177
0.036
0.055
FA
0.359
−0.071
−0.062
0.307
Centrum semiovale
ADC
0.027
−0.021
0.155
0.149
FA
0.122
0.096
−0.057
0.162
Corpus callosum, genu
ADC
0.061
−0.277
0.133
−0.002
FA
−0.224
0.153
−0.221
0.002
Corpus callosum, splenium
ADC
0.028
0.277
−0.368
0.051
FA
−0.115
−0.017
0.175
0.073
Thalamus
ADC
−0.339
−0.110
−0.323
−0.332
FA
0.479**
−0.304
0.384
0.292
Caudate nucleus
ADC
−0.182
−0.146
−0.132
−0.427**
FA
0.390
0.058
0.264
0.139
EDSS: expanded disability status scale; DD: disease duration; ADC: apparent diffusion coefficient; FA: fractional anisotropy. Significant values: . Number of relapses in the two years before study entry.