Table 4:
Comparison of MR imaging parameters between patients with SIH versus those without DPE and venous engorgement
| Volume (Mean) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIH with Ini DPE (n = 15) | SIH without Ini DPE (n = 8) | P Valuea | SIH with Ini Venous Engorgement (n = 13) | SIH without Ini Venous Engorgement (n = 10) | P Valuea | |
| Spinal | ||||||
| Intraspinal CSF volumes (mL) | 70.14 ± 18.74 | 76.36 ± 21.10 | .388 | 66.24 ± 16.40 | 80.19 ± 20.84 | .128 |
| Intraspinal CSF volume percentage | 78.59 ± 29.27 | 81.75 ± 19.64 | .274 | 70.87 ± 17.74 | 91.16 ± 30.99 | .058 |
| Brain | ||||||
| Pituitary volumes (cm3) | 0.61 ± 0.20 | 0.58 ± 0.19 | .747 | 0.67 ± 0.15 | 0.51 ± 0.22 | <.05b |
Note:—Ini indicates initial; Int, intermediate, Rec, recovery.
a
Mann-Whitney U test.
b
Significant.