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Table 6 Analysis of diffusion weighted images of the cervical spine

From: Advanced magnetic resonance imaging of chronic whiplash patients: a clinical practice-based feasibility study

DWI values

Cases (n = 20)

Controls (n = 18)

p Valuea

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

ADC, nerve roots

1.58 ± 0.14

1.55 ± 0.13

0.22

FA, nerve roots

0.44 ± 0.05

0.44 ± 0.08

0.56

ADC, spinal cord

1.26 ± 0.13

1.27 ± 0.25

0.64

FA, spinal cord

0.68 ± 0.04

0.70 ± 0.06

0.21

  1. DWI diffusion weighted imaging, ADC apparent diffusion coefficient, FA fractional anisotropy
  2. aMann Whitney U test
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Chiropractic & Manual Therapies

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