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Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine

Table 3 Diffusion tensor imaging findings in the included patients and control groups

From: Differentiating multiple sclerosis from cerebral small vessel disease using diffusion tensor imaging and magnetic resonance spectroscopy on normally appearing thalami

 

RRMS group (n = 30) [mean ± SD]

CSVD group (n = 30) [mean ± SD]

Control group (n = 30) [mean ± SD]

RRMS vs. CSVD P-value

RRMS vs. controls P-value

CSVD vs. controls P-value

FA

Rt

297.8 ± 16.9

237.2 ± 20.3

268.7 ± 21.7

 < 0.001*

 < 0.001*

 < 0.001*

 

Lt

297.6 ± 18.3

234.1 ± 25.3

262.8 ± 22.4

 < 0.001*

 < 0.001*

 < 0.001*

ADC

Rt

747.9 ± 18.9

881.7 ± 127.6

745.8 ± 23

 < 0.001*

0.913

 < 0.001*

Lt

746.5 ± 17.9

879.7 ± 115.6

746.3 ± 22.3

 < 0.001*

0.995

 < 0.001*

  1. *P value is considered significant at ≥ 0.05
  2. FA Fractional anisotropy, ADC Apparent diffusion coefficient, RRMS Relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis, CSVD Cerebral small vessel disease, SD Standard deviation
  3. A P-value < 0.05 is considered significant
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