Table 4:

Clinicoradiologic correlation using 3D-GE and 2D-SE normalized subcortical structure values obtained with FIRST software

Subcortical StructureFIRST 3D-GEFIRST 2D-SE
Disease DurationEDSSDisease DurationEDSS
rPρPrPρP
Brain stem−0.133.433−0.160.3450.079.674−0.150.420
L thalamus−0.424a.009a−0.226.1700.053.7770.080.671
L caudate−0.410a.012a−0.302b.069b−0.297.105−0.065.728
L putamen−0.383a.019a−0.364a.027a−0.056.767−0.262.154
L pallidum−0.308b.063b−0.430a.008a−0.073.696−0.002.991
L hippocampus−0.429a.008a−0.170.313−0.226.222−0.083.658
L amygdala−0.276b.098b−0.029.8640.195.2940.230.213
L accumbens−0.234.164−0.30b.071b0.384a.033a0.023.901
R thalamus−0.496a.002a−0.235.162−0.022.905−0.092.621
R caudate−0.501a.002a−0.270a.106a−0.419a.019a−0.188.310
R putamen−0.406a.013a−0.454a.005a−0.043.817−0.286.119
R pallidum−0.288b.08b−0.36b.029b−0.005.9800.013.945
R hippocampus−0.384a.019a−0.002.988−0.082.662−0.064.731
R amygdala−0.253.1310.046.7850.027.8870.331.069
R accumbens−0.316b.057b−0.322.0520.233.208−0.014.941
  • Note:—L indicates left; R, right; r, the Pearson correlation coefficient; ρ, the Spearman correlation coefficient.

  • a Significant correlations.

  • b Trend toward a significant correlation.