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Table 3 The mean of the DKI metrics in the area of white matter and gray matter in DCM patients with a different JOA score

From: Evaluation of microstructural changes in spinal cord of patients with degenerative cervical myelopathy by diffusion kurtosis imaging and investigate the correlation with JOA score

Group	JOA score	Number	WM			GM
Group	JOA score	Number	FA	MD	MK	FA	MD	MK
Mild	14.5±1.74	9	0.757±0.077	1.132±0.049	1.168±0.106	0.603±0.075	1.039±0.062	1.156±0.089
Moderate	10.5±1.98	14	0.743±0.086	1.190±0.046	1.163±0.104	0.607±0.092	1.106±0.067	1.123±0.085
Severe	6.5±1.54	19	0.703±0.082	1.167±0.074	1.060±0.084	0.509±0.080	1.166±0.059	1.090±0.077
Serious	2.5±1.56	15	0.658±0.078	1.253±0.085	1.072±0.082	0.537±0.081	1.219±0.053	1.052±0.078

DCM cervical spondylotic myelopathy, GM gray matter, WM white matter, FA fractional anisotropy, MD mean diffusivity, MK mean kurtosis. The units for FA and MK are dimensionless. MD values are given in 10⁻³ mm²/s

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