Fig. 2.

Average count and load of basal ganglia T2*w hypointensities. The anatomical structures include the left caudate (CL), left putamen (PL), left globus pallidus (GL), left internal capsule (IL), right caudate (CR), right putamen (PR), right globus pallidus (GR) and right internal capsule (IR). Additionally, the boxplots show the T2*w hypointensity count in the left and right basal ganglia structures, and in all basal ganglia structures. T2*w hypointensity count and load were especially elevated in the globus pallidus. Although the upper plot suggests a difference between the T2*w hypointensity count in the left and right hemisphere structures, this difference was not significant at α = 0.05.