Utility of tract based spatial statistics (TBSS) to discriminate subgroups of Multiple Sclerosis patients
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Fig. 3: Examplary slices from TBSS / RANDOMISE results, tfce corrected cluster size p<0.05. Highlighted overlays visualize the statistical tests FA|grpX > FA|grpY; i. e. A) G1>G4 “low T2w lesion load vs. high T2w lesion load”; B) G2>G4 “low EDSS vs. high EDSS” in high T2w lesion load groups; the pyramidal tract is delineated along consecutive slices. Utility of tract based spatial statistics (TBSS) to discriminate subgroups of Multiple Sclerosis patients
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