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Table 3 Median, interquartile range (IQR), and range (minimum–maximum) values on the DTI metrics of the 28 male study patients, for each analyzed structure of the urethral complex

From: Diffusion tensor-based fiber tracking of the male urethral sphincter complex in patients undergoing radical prostatectomy: a feasibility study

 

Proximal sphincter

Distal sphincter

Membranous urethra

p value

FA

0.37; 0.04 [0.31–0.46]

0.32; 0.04 [0.25–0.37]

0.33; 0.06 [0.22–0.49]

4.94e-6 *

AD

2.07; 0.18 [ 1.89–2.56]

2.08; 0.20 [1.90–2.75]

1.89; 0.22 [1.58–2.70]

6.18e-5 *

MD

1.51; 0.16 [1.37–1.91]

1.58; 0.19 [1.39–2.06]

1.41; 0.16 [1.17–1.99]

4.70e-5 *

RD

1.23; 0.15 [1.08–1.58]

1.30; 0.18 [1.13–1.71]

1.23; 0.19 [0.99–2.47]

1.12e-2 *

Tract density

1.07; 0.96 [0.23–2.62]

0.28; 0.21 [0.03–0.69]

5.57; 7.61 [0.35–52.90]

9.23e-13 *

Tract

78.6; 17.16 [5.93–118..94]

55.52; 6.55 [28.71–65.88]

26.10; 7.71 [9.82–34.8]

1.44e-15*

  1. Tract density is expressed in tracts/mm3; Tract length in millimeters (mm); Diffusivity measures—AD, MD, and RD—in 10–3 mm2/s; FA is dimensionless. ANOVA (or the nonparametric Kruskal–Wallis test *) p values for the comparison of each DTI metric between regions are shown on the last column—statistically significant results are highlighted in bold