Table 1 Comparison of architecture characteristics and diffusion properties between DTI and DSI

LPM

T_N (×10³)

5.14 ± 1.17

19.13 ± 4.61

< 0.001^a

5.43 [4.67, 5.79]

18.39 [16.59, 23.43]

< 0.001^b

T_ML (mm)

20.79 ± 1.59

19.92 ± 3.04

0.103 ^a

22.64 ± 2.30

20.57 ± 2.62

< 0.001^a

T_V (×10³ mm³)

10.29 ± 2.12

10.32 ± 2.15

0.924 ^a

10.56 ± 1.73

10.77 ± 2.19

0.421 ^a

FA

0.27 [0.25, 0.27]

0.26 [0.25, 0.28]

0.221 ^b

0.27 ± 0.02

0.26 ± 0.02

0.290 ^a

MD (×10^− 3 mm²/s)

1.70 ± 0.16

2.29 ± 0.19

< 0.001^a

1.69 ± 0.15

2.29 ± 0.25

< 0.001^a

AD (×10^− 3 mm²/s)

2.14 ± 0.21

2.92 ± 0.22

< 0.001^a

2.15 ± 0.19

2.92 ± 0.29

< 0.001^a

RD (×10^− 3 mm²/s)

1.47 ± 0.14

1.97 ± 0.18

< 0.001^a

1.46 ± 0.13

1.97 ± 0.23

< 0.001^a

MM

T_N (×10³)

24.03 ± 6.05

96.24 ± 21.42

< 0.001^a

23.22 ± 5.50

93.52 ± 21.10

< 0.001^a

T_ML (mm)

29.50 [28.09, 32.39]

27.44 [24.14, 33.17]

0.009^b

33.57 [30.92, 35.73]

30.66 [29.07, 34.43]

0.014^b

T_V (×10³ mm³)

38.78 ± 9.17

37.27 ± 8.45

0.007^a

37.14 ± 7.76

35.52 ± 7.72

0.001^a

FA

0.27 ± 0.02

0.27 ± 0.03

0.391 ^a

0.27 ± 0.02

0.26 ± 0.03

0.149 ^a

MD (×10^− 3 mm²/s)

1.61 ± 0.10

1.82 ± 0.15

< 0.001^a

1.61 ± 0.08

1.82 ± 0.15

< 0.001^a

AD (×10^− 3 mm²/s)

2.07 ± 0.12

2.34 ± 0.15

< 0.001^a

2.06 ± 0.09

2.33 ± 0.15

< 0.001^a

RD (×10^− 3 mm²/s)

1.38 ± 0.09

1.56 ± 0.15

< 0.001^a

1.38 ± 0.08

1.56 ± 0.15

< 0.001^a

MPM

T_N (×10³)

6.52 ± 1.45

25.78 ± 5.83

< 0.001^a

6.76 ± 1.84

24.13 ± 6.24

< 0.001^a

T_ML (mm)

22.59 ± 2.55

21.51 ± 2.78

0.071 ^a

22.89 ± 3.62

21.17 ± 3.36

0.050 ^a

T_V (×10³ mm³)

12.64 ± 2.57

13.23 ± 3.04

0.069 ^a

12.87 ± 2.89

12.66 ± 3.39

0.485 ^a

FA

0.27 ± 0.02

0.26 ± 0.02

0.104 ^a

0.26 ± 0.02

0.26 ± 0.02

0.150 ^a

MD (×10^− 3 mm²/s)

1.56 ± 0.10

1.96 ± 0.14

< 0.001^a

1.59 ± 0.11

1.98 ± 0.16

< 0.001^a

AD (×10^− 3 mm²/s)

1.99 ± 0.14

2.49 ± 0.17

< 0.001^a

2.02 ± 0.13

2.51 ± 0.19

< 0.001^a

RD (×10^− 3 mm²/s)

1.35 ± 0.09

1.69 ± 0.13

< 0.001^a

1.37 ± 0.10

1.71 ± 0.15

< 0.001^a