Table 4 AUCs for the 10 best performing combinations of descriptors for cognitive (top) and motor (bottom) outcome based on the change between 30 and 40 weeks PMA.

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

Change between 30 and 40 weeks PMA (n = 66), Cognitive outcome < 85

AUC

GA

CB

mWM

BGT

vCSF

uWM

BS

cGM

eCSF

ISA

MC

GI

MT

BV

0.814

 

×

×

×

×

×

×

 

×

×

×

×

×

×

0.814

×

×

 

×

×

×

×

 

×

×

 

×

×

×

0.814

 

×

 

×

×

×

×

  

×

 

×

 

×

0.813

×

×

×

×

×

×

×

 

×

×

×

×

 

×

0.813

 

×

 

×

×

×

×

  

×

×

×

  

0.813

×

×

 

×

×

×

×

 

×

×

×

×

×

×

0.812

×

×

×

×

×

×

×

 

×

×

 

×

×

×

0.812

×

 

×

×

×

×

×

 

×

×

×

×

×

×

0.812

×

×

  

×

×

×

  

×

×

  

×

0.811

 

×

 

×

×

×

×

  

×

 

×

×

 

Count

6

9

4

9

10

10

10

0

6

10

6

9

6

8

Change between 30 and 40 weeks PMA (n = 66), Motor outcome < 85

AUC

GA

CB

mWM

BGT

vCSF

uWM

BS

cGM

eCSF

ISA

MC

GI

MT

BV

0.847

×

 

×

×

×

  

×

 

×

×

×

×

×

0.847

×

 

×

×

×

×

 

×

×

×

 

×

×

×

0.846

×

 

×

×

×

×

 

×

 

×

×

×

×

×

0.846

  

×

×

×

 

×

×

 

×

 

×

×

×

0.846

×

 

×

×

×

  

×

  

×

×

×

×

0.845

×

  

×

×

  

×

×

 

×

×

×

×

0.844

×

 

×

×

×

×

 

×

 

×

 

×

×

×

0.844

×

 

×

×

×

  

×

×

×

 

×

×

×

0.843

  

×

×

×

 

×

×

 

×

 

×

 

×

0.843

×

  

×

×

  

×

×

×

×

×

×

 

Count

8

0

8

10

10

3

2

10

4

8

5

10

9

9

  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.