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 |