Table 2.
Regional intensity differences between controls and patients with PD in the early phase 18F-(+)DTBZ images.
| Region | Controls | PD | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contralateral Caudate | 1.35 + 0.18 | 1.18 + 0.26 | <0.01 |
| Ipsilateral Caudate | 1.36 + 0.18 | 1.19 + 0.24 | <0.01 |
| Contralateral anterior putamen | 1.78 + 0.18 | 1.57 + 0.15 | <0.01 |
| Ipsilateral anterior putamen | 1.74 + 0.18 | 1.62 + 0.16 | <0.01 |
| Contralateral posterior putamen | 1.71 + 0.20 | 1.17 + 0.14 | <0.01 |
| Ipsilateral posterior putamen | 1.68 + 0.20 | 1.51 + 0.14 | <0.01 |
| Contralateral Nuclear Accumben | 1.54 + 0.15 | 1.62 + 0.19 | 0.09 |
| Ipsilateral Nuclear Accumben | 1.61 + 0.16 | 1.61 + 0.17 | 0.98 |
| Contralateral Substantia nigra | 1.25 + 0.14 | 1.16 + 0.13 | <0.01 |
| Ipsilateral Substantia nigra | 1.27 + 0.13 | 1.19 + 0.13 | 0.02 |