Table 2:

Errors, bias, and variance of ReHo and FA measurements near CCMsa

fMRI (ReHo)
 VariableShell 1: 0–4 mmShell 2: 4–8 mm
 Error, median APE (IQR)25.1% (13.5–43.6)15.0% (6.9–26.4)
 Bias, mean PE (95% CI)−27.2% (−33.8 to −19.8)b−8.3% (−14.9 to −1.1)c
 Variance, % deviation from mean28.3%−39.5%22.6%−29.2%
DTI (FA)
 VariableShell 1: 0–4 mmShell 2: 4–8 mm
 Error, median APE (IQR)9.2% (4.4–17.6)6.5% (2.1–11.7)
 Bias, mean PE (95% CI)−0.3% (−4.1–4.8)d−0.1% (–3.1–2.9)e
 Variance, % deviation from mean14.6%−17.1%10.4%−11.6%
ReHo vs FA: P value
 VariableShell 1: 0– 4mmShell 2: 4–8 mm
 Error<.001<.001
 Bias<.001.16
 Variance<.001<.001
  • Note:—IQR indicates interquartile range.

  • a P values of the 1-sample t test to identify statistically significant bias.

  • b <.001.

  • c .023.

  • d .90.

  • e .93.