TABLE 3.

Radiographic measurements

Radiographic measurements	Hemicraniectomy (n=12)	Non- hemicraniectomy (n= 110)	P value
DWI infarct volumes ( mean ± SD) cm3	162.20 ± 81.20 (n=7)	43.62 ± 55.33 (n=85)	0.0014§
DWI infarct volumes ≥ 145 cm3 (%)	5 (83.33%)	1(16.67%)	0.0001†
Infarct permeability	7.26mL.min−1.[100 g]−1 ±2.95	8.44mL.min−1.[100 g]−1±7.42	0.29*
Infarct permeability area	61.97 cm2±27.10	41.48 cm2±32.27	0.018§
Contralateral permeability	2.80mL.min1.[100g]−1±1.88	2.71mL.min−1.[100 g]−1±3.11	0.92*
Infarct cerebral blood volume	13.72 mL. [100 g ]−1±12.89	16.55 mL. [100 g ]−1±12.15	0.44*
Infarct cerebral blood volume area	48.36 cm2±24.23	29.14 cm2±27.33	0.0211*
Contralateral cerebral blood volume	29.80 mL. [100 g ]−1±10.04	28.86 mL. [100 g ]−1±10.72	0.77*

^†CS= chi-square test,

^§TST= Two –sample test

^*TT=Student’s t test,