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Table 2 Comparison of FA and MD in the ROIs between the UWS and MCS groups (x̅±s)

From: Diagnostic evaluation of patients with disorders of consciousness with diffusion tensor imaging

Group

Number of cases

Brainstem

Thalamus

Subcortex

FA value

MD value

FA value

MD value

FA value

MD value

UWS

66

0.164 ± 0.0619

0.0012 ± 0.0003

0.1996 ± 0.0650a1

0.0019 ± 0.0003

0.2055 ± 0.0781a1

0.0015 ± 0.0003 b2

MCS

9

0.2150 ± 0.0434

0.0010 ± 0.0002

0.2457 ± 0.0591 a1

0.0016 ± 0.0004b1

0.2639 ± 0.0388a1

0.0013 ± 0.0003

t value

 

2.386

1.936

1.999

2.701

2.197

2.011

P value

 

0.020

0.047

0.049

0.009

0.031

0.048

  1. Compared to the FA value of the brainstem a1 P < 0.05; compared to the FA value of the thalamus a2 P < 0.05
  2. Compared to the MD value of the brainstem b1 P < 0.05; compared to the MD value of the thalamus b2 P < 0.05