Neonatal diffusion tensor brain imaging predicts later motor outcome in preterm neonates with white matter abnormalities

Table 2 Fractional anisotropy values of study infants with diffusion tensor imaging

Region-of-interest	No WM^a (N = 22)	WM^a without CP (N = 5)	WM^a with CP (N = 5)	P-value
Genu of Corpus Callosum	0.32 ± 0.06	0.30 ± 0.01	0.24 ± 0.02	0.022
Genu of Corpus Callosum				0.020^*
Splenum of Corpus Callosum	0.34 ± 0.06	0.33 ± 0.04	0.27 ± 0.04	0.068
Rt. Anterior Internal Capsule	0.31 ± 0.51	0.28 ± 0.07	0.28 ± 0.04	0.345
Lt. Anterior Internal Capsule	0.29 ± 0.03	0.26 ± 0.04	0.26 ± 0.03	0.131
Rt. Posterior Internal Capsule	0.36 ± 0.49	0.32 ± 0.47	0.31 ± 0.07	0.108
Lt. Posterior Internal Capsule	0.36 ± 0.04	0.35 ± 0.01	0.30 ± 0.06	0.019
Lt. Posterior Internal Capsule				0.016^*
Rt. Posterior Thalamic Radiation	0.29 ± 0.04	0.25 ± 0.03	0.26 ± 0.08	0.140
Lt. Posterior Thalamic Radiation	0.30 ± 0.04	0.26 ± 0.01	0.28 ± 0.05	0.144
Rt. Centrum Semiovale	0.34 ± 0.04	0.31 ± 0.04	0.31 ± 0.03	0.170
Lt. Centrum Semiovale	0.33 ± 0.05	0.30 ± 0.01	0.26 ± 0.02	0.012
Lt. Centrum Semiovale				0.011^*

Data are presented as mean ± SD or number (%)
Abbrevations: WM ^a white matter abnormalities, PVL periventricular leukomalacia, CP cerebral palsy, Lt left, Rt right
^* P comparing No PVL group and PVL with CP group in the Bonferroni’s correction for multiple comparisons

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