Table 4 Median absolute and percentage changes in different MRI measures during the 5-year period in patients who had a serial MRI scan at all time points
Months0–120–240–360–480–60
n = 36n = 36n = 36n = 36n = 36
PBVC, %−0.91−1.41−2.52−2.8−3.65
GMV, mm3 (%)−11198.5 (−1.4)−16993.9 (−2.3)−20788.6 (−2.5)−33375.1 (−4.4)−44417 (−5.9)
WMV, mm3 (%)−3145.9 (−0.4)−3132 (−0.5)616.3 (0.1)−5507.5 (−0.8)3492.9 (0.5)
PGV, mm3 (%)−10824.1 (−1.8)−11338 (−2.1)−22442 (−3.6)−28636.3 (−4.9)−29637.2 (−5.5)
T2-LV, mm3 (%)390.5 (5.1)1968.5 (24.7)2765 (33.5)2180 (41.8)2605 (48.8)
3VW, mm3 (%)0.11 (2.3)0.88 (10.9)0.97 (22.2)0.09 (2.4)0.1 (2.3)
LVV, mm3 (%)1284 (13.8)2838 (24.7)4680 (37.6)6091.5 (53.8)7146 (58.3)
  • 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.