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Table 3 Deep gray matter data: scan-rescan reliability (within group and field strengths)

From: Automated segmentation of cerebral deep gray matter from MRI scans: effect of field strength on sensitivity and reliability

 

MS (n = 14)

NC (n = 15)

 

1.5T ICC (95% CI)

3T ICC (95% CI)

1.5T ICC (95% CI)

3T ICC (95% CI)

Volumes

 -Thalamus

0.99 (0.96, 1.00)

0.99 (0.98, 1.00)

0.95 (0.87, 0.98)

0.99 (0.97, 1.00)

 -Caudate

0.99 (0.98, 1.00)

0.99 (0.98, 1.00)

0.97 (0.93, 0.99)

0.96 (0.88, 0.98)

 -Putamen

0.94 (0.85, 0.98)

0.97 (0.90, 0.99)

0.95 (0.87, 0.98)

0.97 (0.93, 0.99)

 -Globus pallidus

0.94 (0.83, 0.98)

0.98 (0.95, 0.99)

0.95 (0.87, 0.98)

0.98 (0.93, 0.99)

 -Total DGM

0.99 (0.97, 1.00)

1.00 (0.99, 1.00)

0.98 (0.94, 0.99)

0.99 (0.98, 1.00)

Fractions

 -Thalamus

0.98 (0.95, 0.99)

0.95 (0.87, 0.98)

0.88 (0.71, 0.96)

0.93 (0.81, 0.97)

 -Caudate

0.98 (0.94, 0.99)

0.94 (0.84, 0.98)

0.96 (0.88, 0.98)

0.88 (0.69, 0.95)

 -Putamen

0.92 (0.78, 0.97)

0.92 (0.78, 0.97)

0.93 (0.81, 0.97)

0.95 (0.86, 0.98)

 -Globus pallidus

0.93 (0.80, 0.97)

0.95 (0.85, 0.98)

0.93 (0.81, 0.97)

0.85 (0.63, 0.94)

 -Total DGM

0.98 (0.93, 0.99)

0.93 (0.80, 0.97)

0.94 (0.84, 0.98)

0.89 (0.72, 0.96)

Normalized

 -Thalamus

0.95 (0.87, 0.98)

0.99 (0.96, 0.99)

0.96 (0.89, 0.99)

0.96 (0.88, 0.98)

 -Caudate

0.97 (0.90, 0.99)

0.98 (0.95, 0.99)

0.97 (0.93, 0.99)

0.92 (0.78, 0.97)

 -Putamen

0.94 (0.83, 0.98)

0.97 (0.92, 0.99)

0.93 (0.81, 0.97)

0.95 (0.86, 0.98)

 -Globus pallidus

0.92 (0.77, 0.97)

0.97 (0.92, 0.99)

0.97 (0.92, 0.99)

0.93 (0.82, 0.98)

 -Total DGM

0.95 (0.87, 0.98)

0.98 (0.95, 0.99)

0.97 (0.93, 0.99)

0.95 (0.85, 0.98)

  1. Key: MS multiple sclerosis, NC normal controls, DGM cerebral subcortical deep gray matter, CI confidence interval, ICC intraclass correlation coefficient; normalized = raw volume multiplied by SIENAX normalization factor