Averaged results over all 10 participants showing the quantitative tissue properties of the 3 bundles of the ORs compared with adjacent WM

R2* (1/s)QSM (ppb)Phase (SPU)T1 (ms)PDmap+dSWI+T2* PDW +Pure PD+
Mean ± SDMean ± SDMean ± SDMean ± SDnMean ± nSDnMean ± nSDnMean ± nSDnMean ± nSD
WM20.1 ± 1.3−3.1 ± 11.332.1 ± 26.8864.3 ± 23.41111
ESS29.8 ± 1.6−42.2 ± 10.1−158.9 ± 32.8780.3 ± 23.30.889 ± 0.0170.725 ± 0.0340.841 ± 0.0220.928 ± 0.023
ISS26.5 ± 1.6−18.3 ± 8.7−39.6 ± 28.5791.2 ± 25.70.925 ± 0.0170.859 ± 0.0310.89 ± 0.0230.958 ± 0.024
TAP27.2 ± 1.7−19.6 ± 9.5−57.3 ± 32.1779.4 ± 22.40.919 ± 0.0180.834 ± 0.0310.878 ± 0.0240.954 ± 0.024
WM20.3 ± 2.4−0.8 ± 12.122.1 ± 42.4870.6 ± 37.90.988 ± 0.0240.99 ± 0.041.005 ± 0.0350.998 ± 0.027
  • Note:—The + sign indicates that these values were normalized to adjacent WM values. Mean and standard deviation (SD) are given for each structure and each image type. The standard error of the mean can be obtained by dividing each SD by sqrt(10).

  • Phase is represented in Siemens phase units (SPU) ranging from −4096 to 4096 (−π to π radians). To convert phase to radians, multiply the phase value with π/4096.

  • nMean indicates normalized mean; nSD = normalized standard deviation; PDW, PD-weighted.