Table 3:

Clinicoradiologic correlation using 3D-GE and 2D-SE normalized subcortical structure values obtained with FreeSurfer software

Subcortical StructureFreeSurfer 3D-GEFreeSurfer 2D-SE
Disease DurationEDSSDisease DurationEDSS
rPρPrPρP
Brain stem−0.258.123−0.408a.012a−0.143.400−0.545a<.001a
L thalamus−0.249.137−0.268.109−0.301.070−0.313b.059b
L caudate−0.304b.068b−0.285b.088b−0.316b.057b−0.283.090
L putamen−0.443a.006a−0.494a.002a−0.466a.004a−0.510a.001a
L pallidum−0.489a.002a−0.409a.012a−0.315b.057b−0.404a.013a
L hippocampus−0.191.256−0.122.472−0.144.397−0.085.615
L amygdala−0.083.627−0.335a.043a0.001.997−0.141.404
L accumbens−0.332a.045a−0.418a.010a−0.358a.030a−0.096.571
R thalamus−0.409a.012a−0.402a.014a−0.386a.018a−0.376a.022a
R caudate−0.455a.005a−0.365a.02a−0.29b.074b−0.230.171
R putamen−0.505a.001a−0.490a.002a−0.472a.003a−0.494a.002a
R pallidum−0.459a.004a−0.395a.016a−0.220.192−0.28b.093b
R hippocampus−0.262.118−0.302b.069b−0.238.157−0.220.190
R amygdala−0.181.285−0.294b.077b−0.183.279−0.323b.051b
R accumbens−0.330a.046a−0.416a.011a−0.215.202−0.216.199
  • Note:r indicates the Pearson correlation coefficient; ρ, the Spearman correlation coefficient; L, left; R, right.

  • a Significant correlations.

  • b Trend toward a significant correlation.