Imaging characteristics of brain microstructure and cerebral perfusion in Crohn’s disease patients with anxiety: A prospective comparative study

Figure 8 The correlation between diffusion kurtosis imaging parameters and clinical features and psychological scores in patients with Crohn’s disease. A: The correlation between axial kurtosis (AK) values of the right insula and clinical features and psychological scores in patients with Crohn’s disease (CD); B: The correlation between AK values of the left superior temporal gyrus and clinical features and psychological scores in patients with CD. The color scale from blue to red represents the r value from -1 to 1. ^aP < 0.05; ESR: Erythrocyte sedimentation rate; HADS-A: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Anxiety subscale; SES-CD: Simplified endoscopic score for Crohn’s disease; TIME: Disease duration.