Table 2

Results of SVM classification of patients with MDD and controls using different brain morphometric features

Morphometric feature, %
Brain regionSensitivitySpecificityAccuracyp value
Left hemisphere
 Cortical thickness6975720.001
 Volume5963610.06
 Pial area6969690.003
 Area6956630.025
 Curvature4456500.53
 Sulcal depth5663590.08
 Jacobian6356590.07
 Combined LH parameters6356590.07
Right hemisphere
 Cortical thickness7878780.001
 Volume6975720.001
 Pial area6666660.008
 Area6966670.003
 Curvature6359610.05
 Sulcal depth5959590.08
 Jacobian6966670.004
 Combined RH parameters7569720.001
Combined LH and RH
 Cortical thickness6672690.002
 Volume6369660.005
 Pial area6969690.001
 Area6653590.10
 curvature4750480.63
 Sulcal depth5659580.12
 Jacobian6372670.002
 Combined LH and RH parameters6969690.002
  • LH = left hemisphere; MDD = major depressive disorder; RH = right hemisphere; SVM = support vector machine.