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. 2010 Aug;31(7):1331–1336. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A2039

Table 2:

Peak systolic and diastolic CSF velocities in 5 human volunteers at the level of the foramen magnum defined in sagittal images by the tip of the clivus anteriorly and the occipital bone posteriorly

RPC CPC Absolute Difference
Systolic peak velocity (cm/s)
Volunteer 1 2.2 2.4 0.2
Volunteer 2 4.3 4.0 0.3
Volunteer 3 3.7 3.6 0.1
Volunteer 4 2.1 2.2 0.1
Volunteer 5 2.0 2.2 0.2
Averagea 2.9 ± 1.1 2.9 ± 0.9 0.2 ± 0.1
Diastolic peak velocity (cm/s)
Volunteer 1 1.0 1.1 0.1
Volunteer 2 0.9 1.0 0.1
Volunteer 3 1.6 1.4 0.2
Volunteer 4 0.4 0.8 0.4
Volunteer 5 0.8 0.8 0.0
Averagea 0.9 ± 0.4 1.0 ± 0.3 0.2 ± 0.2
a

Mean values ± SDs.