Table 3.
Regional intensity differences between controls and patients with PD in the late phase 18F-(+)DTBZ images.
| Region | Controls | PD | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contralateral Caudate | 4.03 + 0.64 | 2.67 + 0.94 | <0.01 |
| Ipsilateral Caudate | 4.08 + 0.66 | 3.11 + 1.04 | <0.01 |
| Contralateral anterior putamen | 4.99 + 0.73 | 2.29 + 0.46 | <0.01 |
| Ipsilateral anterior putamen | 4.89 + 0.74 | 2.77 + 0.76 | <0.01 |
| Contralateral posterior putamen | 5.21 + 0.92 | 1.76 + 0.33 | <0.01 |
| Ipsilateral posterior putamen | 5.11 + 0.89 | 2.06 + 0.70 | <0.01 |
| Contralateral Accumben | 3.80 + 0.54 | 3.66 + 0.73 | 0.41 |
| Ipsilateral Accumben | 3.96 + 0.52 | 3.87 + 0.74 | 0.59 |
| Contralateral Substantia nigra | 2.58 + 0.29 | 2.03 + 0.30 | <0.01 |
| Ipsilateral Substantia nigra | 2.63 + 0.33 | 2.17 + 0.35 | <0.01 |