Table 6 Changes in clinical and neuroimaging outcomes after rTMS treatment.

From: Robotic transcranial magnetic stimulation in the treatment of depression: a pilot study

Outcomes

Robotic rTMS (n = 7)

Manual rTMS (n = 6)

p (between-group)

Value

p (within-group)

Value

p (within-group)

BDI-II

23.1 ± 14.0

to 19.7 ± 14.9

0.05

25.0 ± 8.0

to 22.3 ± 8.0

0.14

0.72

rCBF in the left DLPFC

76.6 ± 2.5

to 79.3 ± 3.2

0.06

78.8 ± 3.0

to 79.9 ± 4.4

0.60

0.25

  1. BDI-II Beck Depression Inventory-II, DLPFC dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, rCBF regional cerebral blood flow, rTMS repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation.