Table 4: Mean comparison of arcuate fascicle parameters between healthy subjects and MS patients.

Variable

Healthy subjects

MS

t

P

Number of fibres

1407.0

1252.6

-0.91205

0.37

Mean longitude

1407.0

1252.6

-0.91205

0.47

Diameter

33.6

32.3

-0.53258

0.59

Volume

61830.8

54361.1

-0.81180

0.42

Total area

129547.0

82341.7

-2.10072

0.04*

Irregularity

13.1

19.1

-1.63855

0.11

FA

0.4

0.4

-0.55466

0.58

MD

0.8

0.8

-0.49359

0.62

AD

1.2

1.2

-0.41007

0.68

RD

0.6

0.6

-0.19441

0.84