Social behavioral testing and brain magnetic resonance imaging in chicks exposed to mobile phone radiation during development

Table 2 T2WI-based size estimate and DTI parameters (ADC and FA value) of different chick brain subdivisions (telencephalon, optic lobe, cerebellum, and brain stem) in radiation and control groups

Brain region	Area (cm²)		ADC 10^-3 (mm²/s)		FA
Brain region	Radiation	Control	Radiation	Control	Radiation	Control
Telencephalon	36.67 ± 1.75	37.29 ± 2.18	1.174 ± 0.370	1.343 ± 0.435	0.302 ± 0.048	0.353 ± 0.038
Optic lobe	15.68 ± 1.07	16.34 ± 1.09	1.125 ± 0.254	1.193 ± 0.200	0.243 ± 0.041	0.236 ± 0.033
Cerebellum	28.40 ± 1.95*	29.95 ± 1.41*	0.964 ± 0.251	0.837 ± 0.313	0.223 ± 0.040	0.219 ± 0.037
Brain stem	16.75 ± 1.13	16.89 ± 0.99	1.244 ± 0.284	1.403 ± 0.280	0.208 ± 0.039	0.212 ± 0.028

DTI diffused tensor imaging, ADC apparent diffusion coefficient, FA fractional anisotropy
* P < 0.05

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