TABLE 2.

Comparison of the susceptibility values of the gray matter nuclei between the left and right hemispheres (mean ± SD).

	Mean value	Left	Right	t	p
Thalamus	0.04 ± 14.37	0.40 ± 14.53	0.33 ± 15.96	0.724	0.470
Globus pallidus	185.82 ± 47.47	184.08 ± 48.25	187.57 ± 49.78	–1.461	0.147
Putamen	98.79 ± 31.49	97.45 ± 33.09	100.12 ± 33.05	–1.358	0.178
Caudate nucleus	83.24 ± 22.94	83.89 ± 23.78	82.59 ± 24.13	0.967	0.336
Red nucleus	149.58 ± 42.62	148.19 ± 44.53	150.98 ± 44.36	–1.13	0.261
Substan tia nigra	158.96 ± 39.90	159.13 ± 43.10	158.78 ± 40.06	0.152	0.879
Dentate nucleus	111.16 ± 40.86	111.88 ± 42.38	110.42 ± 41.12	0.871	0.386