Table 1:

Pearson (r) and Spearman (ρ) correlations between rCBV metrics under PLD-corrected and non-PLD-corrected conditions, as measured by IBN and NICE perfusion software algorithmsa

rCBV MetricNon-PLD vs PLD (IBN)P ValueNon-PLD vs PLD (NICE) with gvfP ValueNon-PLD vs PLD (NICE) without gvfP Value
Meanr = 0.87<.001r = 0.11.54r = 0.43.01
ρ = 0.86<.001ρ = 0.42.02ρ = 0.62<.001
Moder = 0.78<.001r = 0.44.01r = 0.51.01
ρ = 0.76<.001ρ = 0.65<.001ρ = 0.65<.001
% < 1.75r = 0.93<.001r = 0.55<.001r = 0.59<.001
ρ = 0.91<.001ρ = 0.61<.001ρ = 0.60<.001
FTBr = 0.96<.001r = 0.79<.001r = 0.70<.001
ρ = 0.94<.001ρ = 0.72<.001ρ = 0.71<.001
  • Note:—gvf indicates γ variate fitting.

  • a NICE calculations were performed with and without gvf. IBN modeling shows substantially higher correlation between PLD and non-PLD metrics (compared with NICE), suggesting higher rCBV accuracy in the absence of PLD correction. Statistical significance is P value < .05.