Early deviation from normal structural connectivity
Peter N. Taylor, Nádia Moreira da Silva, Andrew M. Blamire, Yujiang Wang, Rob Forsyth
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: is superior to univariate measures in (1) discriminating patients and controls and (2) correlating with cognitive assessment. METHODS: ), capturing and summarizing all connectivity change in a single score, were computed. RESULTS: < 0.05). No univariate measure showed significant correlation after correction for multiple comparisons. CONCLUSIONS: 's ability to distinguish even mildly injured patients from controls and its correlation with cognitive assessment suggest utility as an imaging-based marker of intrinsic injury severity.
Topics & Concepts
UnivariateMultivariate statisticsMahalanobis distanceTraumatic brain injuryMultivariate analysisUnivariate analysisNeuropsychologyDiffusion MRICorrelationMedicineCognitionPsychologyStatisticsInternal medicineMathematicsMagnetic resonance imagingPsychiatryRadiologyGeometryTraumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular DisturbancesTraumatic Brain Injury ResearchAdvanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications