Table 1.
T2-relaxation values of brain sites within the rostral brain (telencephalon), including cortical, basal ganglia, amygdala, and hippocampal structures, and male-female differences.
| Brain Structures (ROI size, 27–243 mm3) |
T2 values (ms) (n = 31) |
T2 values (ms) (male, n = 18) |
T2 values (ms) (female, n = 13) |
|---|---|---|---|
| L Amygdala | 112.3±4.4 | 111.2±4.4 | 113.7±4.2 |
| R Amygdala | 109.9±3.9 | 109.2±3.7 | 110.8±4.1 |
| L Anterior Cingulate | 115.2±8.5 | 114.2±9.4 | 116.5±7.1 |
| R Anterior Cingulate | 112.7±7.0 | 112.0±6.7 | 113.6±7.6 |
| L Mid Cingulate | 105.0±8.0 | 103.4±9.0 | 107.3±6.1 |
| R Mid Cingulate | 103.8±9.0 | 103.4±10.3 | 104.2±7.4 |
| L Posterior Cingulate | 105.5±14.5 | 103.8±12.2 | 108.0±17.4 |
| R Posterior Cingulate | 106.7±18.9 | 104.2±11.1 | 110.3±26.3 |
| Anterior Corpus Callosum | 81.0±4.4 | 81.2±4.3 | 80.9±4.7 |
| Mid Corpus Callosum | 109.4±15.1 | 109.6±14.8 | 109.2±16.1 |
| Posterior Corpus Callosum | 87.5±6.8 | 86.8±7.5 | 88.5±5.8 |
| L Anterior Insula | 115.7±10.4 | 115.1±12.1 | 116.7±8.0 |
| R Anterior Insula | 111.9±20.3 | 116.0±25.4 | 106.2±7.7 |
| L Mid Insula | 123.0±10.4 | 123.6±10.1 | 122.2±11.3 |
| R Mid Insula | 111.0±8.6 | 110.4±7.8 | 111.8±9.9 |
| L Posterior Insula | 114.0±6.3 | 113.4±7.5 | 114.7±4.4 |
| R Posterior Insula | 108.1±6.2 | 108.8±7.0 | 107.1±5.1 |
| L Caudate Nuclei | 93.3±4.7 | 92.5±5.3 | 94.5±3.6 |
| R Caudate Nuclei | 92.5±4.3 | 91.8±4.6 | 93.5±3.7 |
| L Frontal Gray Matter | 131.6±16.4 | 128.5±15.9 | 135.9±16.8 |
| R Frontal Gray Matter | 120.1±13.6 | 119.8±14.9 | 120.4±12.2 |
| L Frontal White Matter | 88.5±4.1 | 88.8±4.0 | 88.1±4.5 |
| R Frontal White Matter | 85.3±3.8 | 85.9±3.0 | 84.6±4.8 |
| L Globus Pallidus | 64.8±4.9 | 64.5±4.0 | 65.3±6.1 |
| R Globus Pallidus | 64.5±4.0 | 63.8±3.3 | 65.6±4.8 |
| L Putamen | 86.6±5.0 | 85.8±4.9 | 87.7±5.1 |
| R Putamen | 85.0±5.1 | 84.2±5.1 | 86.0±5.0 |
| L Inf Hippocampus | 120.7±10.2 | 117.9±6.8 | 124.6±13.0 |
| R Inf Hippocampus | 116.7±6.1 | 115.2±6.1 | 118.9±5.8 |
| L Mid Hippocampus | 109.7±5.3 | 108.5±4.9 | 111.4±5.4 |
| R Mid Hippocampus | 106.5±4.8 | 105.3±4.0 | 108.2±5.4 |
| L Sup Hippocampus | 114.3±5.4 | 114.3±6.8 | 114.3±3.0 |
| R Sup Hippocampus | 114.9±14.6 | 113.1±10.7 | 117.4±19.0 |
| L Inf Temp White Matter | 94.5±5.5 | 94.0±5.2 | 95.3±6.1 |
| R Inf Temp White Matter | 92.9±5.8 | 93.3±4.4 | 92.2±7.4 |
| L Mid Temp White Matter | 91.3±3.9 | 90.8±4.6 | 91.9±2.6 |
| R Mid Temp White Matter | 88.8±3.7 | 88.5±3.0 | 89.2±4.5 |
| L Sup Temp White Matter | 96.2±3.1 | 96.4±3.2 | 96.0±3.1 |
| R Sup Temp White Matter | 92.3±2.9 | 92.6±3.2 | 91.8±2.6 |
| L Midl Occi Gray Matter | 111.0±12.1 | 109.7±10.3 | 112.8±14.4 |
| R Midl Occi Gray matter | 105.4±9.1 | 105.8±10.3 | 105.0±7.3 |
| L Occi White Matter* | 99.5±3.4 | 100.6±3.6 | 97.9±2.4 |
| R Occi White Matter | 96.1±3.3 | 96.8±3.7 | 95.2±2.6 |
ROI = Region of interest; L = Left; R = Right; Inf = Inferior; Sup = Superior; Temp = Temporal; Midl = Midline; Occi = Occipital;
*
= p < 0.05 between males and females.