Research Article

Altered Brain Functional Connectivity in Small-Cell Lung Cancer Patients after Chemotherapy Treatment: A Resting-State fMRI Study

Table 2

ROI-to-ROI analysis. Statistically significant lower functional connectivity in patient group compared to controls.

NetworkSeed regionsTarget regionsCoordinates-unc-FDR

Default Mode NetworkPosterior cingulate cortex, bilateralSuperior frontal gyrus, left(−4, 53, 33)4.80.00010.0014
Paracingulate gyrus, bilateral (BA32)(−2, 42, −5)4.150.00030.0028
Frontal pole, left(−13, 59, 20)4.140.00030.0028
Frontal pole, right(−4, 60, 2)3.360.00210.0176
Cingulum, bilateral(2, −16, 36)3.330.00230.0255
Superior frontal gyrus, right(18, 38, 47)2.970.00580.0319
Superior frontal gyrus, bilateral(1, 56, 19)2.830.00820.0388
Paracingulate gyrus, bilateral (BA9)(−4, 47, 17)2.770.00960.0394
Paracingulate gyrus, bilateral (BA24)(−2, 42, −10)2.630.01330.0489

Task-Positive Network Anterior intraparietal sulcus, bilateralMiddle frontal gyrus, left(−40, 35, 29)4.660.00010.0024
Visual cortex-V5, left(−49, −66, −6)4.60.00010.0028
AIPS, left (BA7)(−44, −36, 45)3.140.00370.0468
Superior parietal lobule, left(−26, −56, 57)2.980.00560.0468
Premotor cortex, left(−28, −2, 53)2.960.0060.0468

Somatosensory NetworkPrimary somatosensory cortex, bilateralPremotor cortex, right(23, −21, 71)3.580.00120.0132
Premotor cortex, left(−36, −22, 64)2.890.00710.0392
Primary motor cortex, right(37, −22, 58)2.620.01350.0497

mm: Talairach space. Anterior intraparietal sulcus. Difference corresponds to the correlation between the two seed regions.