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Table 1 Mean values of metabolite ratios and fractional anisotropy (FA) and for the Medial Temporal, DLPFC and Occipital white matter ROIs. Significant differences between schizophrenic and healthy control subject groups by independent t tests are highlighted in bold.

From: Correlations between Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) and Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (1H MRS) in schizophrenic patients and normal controls

 

NAA

 

NAA/Cr

 

FA

 

ROI

Schizophrenic Mean (SD)

Control Mean (SD)

p

Schizophrenic Mean (SD)

Control Mean (SD)

p

Schizophrenic Mean (SD)

Control Mean (SD)

p

R Medial Temporal

1.076(0.233)

1.210(0.276)

<0.025

1.937(0.556)

2.254(0.716)

<0.033

0.307 (0.052)

0.342(0.073)

<0.003

L Medial Temporal

1.171(0.273)

1.308(0.238)

<0.021

1.956(0.732)

2.368(0.732)

<0.012

0.370 (0.082)

0.339(0.064)

<0.023

R Frontal

4.260(1.420)

3.970(1.230)

p = 0.38

2.290(0.770)

1.990(0.610)

p = 0.08

0.230 (0.043)

0.244 (0.055)

p = 0.21

L Frontal

4.550(1.440)

4.450(1.330)

p = 0.77

2.320(0.730)

2.280(1.080)

p = 0.88

0.226(0.044)

0.237(0.052)

p = 0.30

R Occipital

4.050(2.240)

4.070(1.320)

p = 0.96

3.870(2.540)

2.360(0.780)

p = 0.30

0.315(0.045)

0.325(0.051)

p = 0.36

L Occipital

4.360(2.640)

4.270(1.520)

p = 0.87

2.840(1.830)

2.520(0.730)

p = 0.34

0.356(0.069)

0.364(0.059)

p = 0.60