Table 3 DTI measurements at the different evaluated anatomical areas for all four diagnostic groups.
Fractional anisotropy (FA) | Apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ependymoma | Other SCT | Inflammation | Indeterminate | Ependymoma | Other SCT | Inflammation | Indeterminate | |
Central lesion area (n) | 10 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 14 |
Mean (SD) | 0.240 (0.099) | 0.260 (0.120) | 0.457 (0.081) | 0.295 (0.124) | 1.300 (0.502) | 1.172 (0.518) | 0.970 (0.264) | 1.132 (0.520) |
Lesion margin (n) | 10 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 14 |
Mean (SD) | 0.322 (0.147) | 0.347 (0.107) | 0.526 (0.048) | 0.446 (0.144) | 1.528 (0.265) | 1.436 (0.293) | 1.027 (0.241) | 1.062 (0.366) |
Edema (n) | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
Mean (SD) | 0.335 (0.134) | 0.423 (0.125) | 0.479 (0.069) | 0.391 (0.161) | 1.600 (0.304) | 1.375 (0.292) | 1.154 (0.282) | 1.248 (0.412) |
Healthy spinal cord (n) | 5 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 13 |
Mean (SD) | 0.567 (0.032) | 0.519 (0.083) | 0.599 (0.085) | 0.515 (0.132) | 1.191 (0.403) | 1.417 (0.394) | 1.101 (0.366) | 0.969 (0.295) |
