Table 2:

Comparison of the diffusion parameters within the nearby tracts connected to all lesions (PRLs and non-PRLs) versus within the lesions themselvesa

MetricsTractsWithin-LesionCohen dP Valueq-Value
FA, mean ± SD0.383 ± 0.0540.296 ± 0.0521.38<.0010.001
QA, mean ± SD0.326 ± 0.0620.290 ± 0.0580.76<.0010.001
MD, mean ± SD1.092 ± 0.1471.232 ± 0.218−0.70<.0010.001
AD, mean ± SD1.539 ± 0.1841.572 ± 0.206−0.24.020.02
RD, mean ± SD0.869 ± 0.1401.018 ± 0.195−0.89<.0010.001
Iso, mean ± SD0.789 ± 0.2260.836 ± 0.255−0.77<.0010.001
RDI, mean ± SD0.519 ± 0.0940.535 ± 0.111−0.41<.0010.001
  • a Paired t-tests and effect sizes were calculated within subjects who had at least 1 PRL (n = 49), P < .05 considered statistically significant. q-value represents the Benjamini-Hochberg FDR corrected P value at the table level.