Unconfounded Cases | Posterior Fossa Tumors | P Value | |
---|---|---|---|
Total No. of patients | 60 | 16 | |
Age (yr) | 8.7 (6–14) | 7.8 (4–10) | .095 |
Sex: female | 30 (50.0%) | 6 (37.5%) | .543 |
Contrast-enhanced MRIs | 7 (5–9) | 14.5 (11.2–16) | <.001 |
First-to-last MRI with contrast (yr) | 3.1 (1.3–4.7) | 3.4 (1.4–4.7) | .794 |
Accumulated dose of gadoterate dimeglumine (mL) | 48.5 (31.1–87.2) | 63.8 (49.8–130.5) | .161 |
Mean ratio change of dentate to pons | 0.028 (0.007–0.049) | 0.090 (0.049–0.132) | <.001 |
Mean ratio change of globus pallidus to thalamus | 0.034 (0.013–0.055) | 0.130 (0.091–0.168) | <.001 |
Note:—min indicates minimum; max, maximum.
Data are presented as means with 95% confidence intervals in parentheses.