Table 2

Correlation between lower cord area and altered diffusion-tensor imaging metrics in spinal cord injury subjects

FA right pyramidsFA left pyramidsFA right int. capsuleFA left M1 handAD right cer. peduncleRD right pyramidRD right cer. peduncle
Cord areaR=0.484R=0.462R=0.118R=0.375R=0.197R=0.355R=0.718
p=0.290p=0.271p=0.906p=0.369p=0.640p=0.406p=0.029
Disease durationR=0.458R=0.604R=0.084R=0.049R=0.391R=0.186R=0.263
p=0.215p=0.085p=0.829p=0.901p=0.298p=0.632p=0.494
  • AD, Axial diffusivity; cer, cerebral; FA, Fractional anisotropy; int, internal; RD, Radial diffusivity; R, Pearson's correlation.