Diffusion Kurtosis Imaging Detects Microstructural Changes in the Brain after Acute Alcohol Intoxication in Rats

Table 1

Comparisons of regional DKI and DTI indices, in the frontal lobe and thalamus, between controls and EtOH-administered rats (mean ± SD).

DKI values	Controls	Alcoholism 30 min	Alcoholism 2 h	Alcoholism 6 h
	()	()	()	()
Frontal lobe
MK
FA
MD
Thalamus
MK
FA
MD

was considered to indicate a statistically significant difference.
was considered to indicate a clear statistically significant difference.
Statistical significance was based on comparison with controls.
^ΔStatistical significance was based on comparison with alcoholism 30 min.