T1- vs. T2-based MRI measures of spinal cord volume in healthy subjects and patients with multiple sclerosis

BMC Neurology

Table 3 Correlation between spinal cord area and other variables in the MS group (n = 31)

	T1 normalized cord area		T2 normalized cord area
	r_s	p-value	r_s	p-value
Age	−0.160	0.380	−0.200	0.290
Disease duration^a	−0.249	0.177	−0.248	0.178
Expanded Disability Status Scale score	−0.386	0.032	−0.383	0.033
Timed 25-foot walk	−0.281	0.126	−0.260	0.157
Total cervical volume of spinal cord T2 lesions	−0.370	0.040	−0.330	0.070

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