Table 3 Median absolute and percentage changes of different MRI measures during the 5-year period
Months0–120–240–360–480–60
n = 147n = 147n = 66n = 51n = 43
PBVC, %−0.61−1.22−2.15−2.66−4.21
GMV, mm3 (%)−16754.7 (−2.1)−21361.5 (−2.6)−32427.9 (−4.2)−34478.8 (−4.5)−45752.6 (−6.2)
WMV, mm3 (%)−1083.9 (−0.2)5068.2 (0.7)1257.7 (0.2)−10921.1 (−1.6)−3344.4 (−0.5)
PGV, mm3 (%)−10367.3 (−1.8)−14334.6 (−2.4)−23884.4 (−4)−27812.4 (−4.8)−34389.1 (−5.8)
T2-LV, mm3 (%)327.5 (7.2)1225.75 (27.6)3130 (57.4)3315 (44.4)3015 (42)
3VW, mm3 (%)0.08 (1.9)0.7 (9.3)0.52 (16.8)0.08 (2.3)0.12 (4)
LVV, mm3 (%)1017 (7.7)1878 (16.6)4035 (32.8)5403 (49.8)7062 (68.7)
  • 3VW, third ventricle width; GMV, grey matter volume; LVV, lateral ventricle volume; n, number of patients; PBVC, percentage brain volume change; PGV, peripheral grey volume; T2-LV, T2 lesion volume; WMV, white matter volume.