TABLE 2.
Plaque Size as Determined on T2-weighted MR Images and FA Maps
Plaque No. | Size on T2-weighted MR Images (mm2) |
Size on FA Maps (mm2)* |
Percentage Change |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 53 | 53 | 100 |
2 | 81 | 186 | 230 |
3 | 58 | 58 | 100 |
4 | 118 | 118 | 100 |
5 | 53 | 89 | 168 |
6 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
7 | 60 | 89 | 148 |
8 | 59 | 59 | 100 |
9 | 106 | 106 | 100 |
10 | 65 | 65 | 100 |
11 | 73 | 105 | 144 |
12 | 56 | 98 | 175 |
13 | 74 | 74 | 100 |
14 | 74 | 109 | 147 |
15 | 50 | 50 | 100 |
Plaque size on FA maps was determined by defining as abnormal peripheral ROIs that were at least 2 SDs below the mean FA value for equivalent ROIs in healthy volunteers.