Table 2 AUCs for the 10 best performing combinations of descriptors for cognitive (top) and motor (bottom) outcome based on the images acquired at 30 weeks PMA.

From: Prediction of cognitive and motor outcome of preterm infants based on automatic quantitative descriptors from neonatal MR brain images

30 weeks PMA (n = 86), Cognitive outcome < 85

AUC

GA

CB

mWM

BGT

vCSF

uWM

BS

cGM

eCSF

ISA

MC

GI

MT

BV

0.775

×

×

 

×

  

×

×

×

×

×

×

 

×

0.774

×

×

 

×

 

×

×

×

×

×

 

×

 

×

0.774

×

 

×

×

×

×

×

×

×

  

×

×

 

0.773

×

×

×

×

 

×

×

×

×

 

×

×

×

 

0.773

×

×

×

×

×

×

×

×

×

  

×

×

 

0.773

×

×

 

×

×

×

×

×

 

×

×

 

×

×

0.773

×

×

×

  

×

×

×

×

 

×

×

×

 

0.772

×

×

 

×

 

×

 

×

×

×

×

×

 

×

0.772

×

×

×

×

  

×

×

×

  

×

×

 

0.771

×

×

  

×

×

 

×

×

×

×

×

 

×

Count

10

9

5

8

4

8

8

10

9

5

6

9

6

5

30 weeks PMA (n = 86), Motor outcome < 85

AUC

GA

CB

mWM

BGT

vCSF

uWM

BS

cGM

eCSF

ISA

MC

GI

MT

BV

0.797

×

  

×

×

 

×

×

 

×

×

×

×

×

0.797

×

×

  

×

 

×

×

 

×

×

×

×

×

0.797

×

  

×

×

  

×

 

×

×

×

×

×

0.796

×

   

×

 

×

×

 

×

×

×

×

×

0.795

×

  

×

×

×

 

×

 

×

 

×

 

×

0.795

×

×

 

×

×

 

×

×

×

×

  

×

×

0.773

×

 

×

×

×

×

×

×

 

×

×

  

×

0.772

×

  

×

×

×

×

×

 

×

×

×

×

×

0.772

×

  

×

×

 

×

 

×

×

 

×

 

×

0.771

×

   

×

×

×

×

×

×

×

 

×

×

Count

10

2

1

7

10

4

8

9

3

10

7

7

7

10

  1. GA: gestational age, CB: cerebellum volume, mWM: myelinated white matter volume, BGT: basal ganglia and thalami volume, vCSF: ventricular cerebrospinal fluid volume, uWM: unmyelinated white matter volume, BS: brain stem volume, cGM: cortical grey matter volume, eCSF: extracerebral cerebrospinal fluid volume, ISA: inner cortical surface area, MC: global mean curvature, GI: gyrification index, MT: median cortical thickness, BV: brain volume. The bottom row shows in how many of the combinations each descriptor is present.