TABLE 4:

MTR histogram metrics in cervical cord tissue in healthy volunteers, patients with ADEM, and patients with MS

FindingControl SubjectsPatients with ADEMPatients with MSP Value
Patients with ADEM vs Patients with MSControl Subjects vs Patients with MS
MTR (%)45.7 (2.3)43.7 (2.5)39.2 (3.2).005<.001
MTR peak height69.6 (27.7)67.8 (10.3)65.4 (14.9)>.05>.05
MTR peak position (%)40.8 (2.3)39.0 (4.0)34.3 (2.6).008<.001
  • Note.—Data are the means; data in parentheses are the SDs. No significant difference between control subjects and patients with ADEM was found.