Table 2:

Number and size of brain lesions for rater 1 and assessment of brain morphologic features and characteristic signs

Quantitative AnalysesNMOSD (n = 79)MS (n = 87)P ValueAccuracyκ Value
Total No. of lesions9111659
    Per patienta5 (1–18, 0–81)8 (3–28, 0–120).004c
Diameter of lesions (mm)a5.7 (4.3–8.5, 3.0–45)6.1 (4.6–8.3, 3.0–56).046c
    In each region (mm)a
        PVWM9.2 (5.3–14, 3.0–36)6.8 (5.1–9.5, 3.0–47)<.001c
        DWM5.5 (4.2–7.7, 3.0–45)5.5 (4.3–7.4, 3.0–56).73c
        SCWM5.4 (3.7–7.2, 3.0–28)5.9 (4.5–7.9, 3.0–25).054c
        DGM5.9 (4.3–8.3, 3.1–30)6.7 (5.5–9.2, 3.5–48).31c
        BS6.2 (5.3–8.3, 3.3–22)6.9 (5.2–8.1, 3.6–16).96c
        Cerebellum3.7 (3.7–3.7, 3.7–3.7)7.3 (5.5–8.9, 3.4–21).17c
Morphologic assessment
    Brain atrophyb4 (5.1)5 (5.7)1d0.480.52
    Ventriculomegalyb3 (3.8)3 (3.4)1d0.480.5
Characteristic signs
    Ovoid lesionsb17 (21.5)55 (63.2)<.001d0.710.68
    T1 black hole lesionsb16 (20.3)47 (54)<.001d0.660.65
    Callosal-septal-interface lesionsb23 (29.1)48 (55.2).001d0.630.75
    Isolated U-fiber lesionsb8 (10.1)24 (27.6).005d0.570.56
    Dirty white matter lesionsb13 (16.5)23 (26.4).14d0.540.61
    Tumefactive MS lesionsb1 (1.3)2 (2.3)1d0.480.74
    Cloudlike enhancementb0 (0)0 (0)
  • a Data are medians, with interquartile range and total range in parentheses.

  • b Data in parentheses are percentages.

  • c Mann-Whitney U test.

  • d Fisher exact test.