Table 3. Comparison of CBF values (ml/100 g / min) of corresponding parts for all participants.
| Region (CBF values) | Healthy Controls (n = 34) | Pre-treatment (n = 31) | Post-treatment (n = 31) |
P-values |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean(SD) | Mean(SD) | Mean(SD) | Pre vs. Posta | HC vs. Postb | |
| Left middle cingulate gyrus | 61.90 (7.63) | NA | 54.35 (8.64) | NA | 0.015 |
| Left posterior cingulate gyrus | 65.39 (9.83) | 67.19 (9.40) | 74.79 (14.55) | 0.003 | 0.004 |
| Left superior frontal gyrus | NA | 47.70 (6.27) | 51.63 (7.73) | 0.006 | NA |
| Right superior frontal gyrus | 49.55 (6.43) | NA | 54.35 (8.64) | NA | 0.013 |
| Left inferior frontal gyrus | NA | 54.82 (7.11) | 59.47 (8.93) | 0.002* | NA |
| Left superior parietal gyrus | 45.60 (6.22) | NA | 50.25 (8.45) | NA | 0.013 |
| Right superior parietal gyrus | NA | 50.30 (7.68) | 54.20 (9.31) | 0.020 | NA |
| Inferior parietal gyrus | 51.26 (5.83) | 51.44 (7.46) | 57.33 (9.55) | 0.001* | 0.004 |
| Superior occipital gyrus | 45.05 (6.07) | 46.52 (7.71) | 51.35 (8.82) | 0.002* | 0.001* |
| Left middle occipital gyrus | 45.97 (4.73) | 47.53 (7.65) | 53.15 (9.32) | 0.003 | <0.001* |
| Inferior occipital gyrus | 49.18 (5.09) | NA | 56.02 (9.46) | NA | 0.001* |
| Superior temporal gyrus | 53.18 (5.23) | 52.76 (7.24) | 59.23 (8.08) | <0.001* | 0.001* |
| Middle temporal gyrus | 52.55 (5.47) | 52.28 (7.23) | 58.09 (8.77) | <0.001* | 0.004 |
| Inferior temporal gyrus | 50.47 (4.77) | 51.01 (7.28) | 56.57 (8.51) | 0.001* | 0.001* |
| Precentral gyrus | 50.71 (6.04) | 51.61 (6.20) | 55.93 (8.64) | 0.004 | 0.006 |
| Supramarginal gyrus | 52.45 (5.32) | 52.99 (7.67) | 58.62 (9.34) | <0.001* | 0.002* |
| Angular gyrus | 50.36 (5.36) | 50.51 (7.85) | 56.82 (9.93) | 0.002* | 0.002* |
| Precuneus | 57.24 (8.70) | 60.20 (8.88) | 64.75 (11.68) | 0.014 | 0.004 |
| Cuneus | 50.77 (7.96) | 53.49 (8.08) | 59.17 (10.25) | 0.003 | <0.001* |
| Calcarine cortex | 52.25 (7.16) | 54.37 (7.14) | 60.32 (9.91) | 0.002* | <0.001* |
| Lingual gyrus | 50.50 (6.54) | NA | 58.09 (8.38) | NA | <0.001* |
| Fusiform gyrus | 45.41 (4.66) | NA | 51.03 (7.24) | NA | 0.001* |
Abbreviations: CBF, cerebral blood flow; SD, standard deviation; HC, Healthy Controls; NA, not applicable.
aPaired t-tests.
bIndependent two-sample t-tests.
*Indicates significance at FDR corrected for multiple comparisons.