Table 2.
Comparison of SyMRI parameters of TSC patients and healthy controls
| Variables | Healthy controls | Tuberous sclerosis | p-values | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median | Min–max | Median | Min–max | ||
| BPV (ml) | 1278 | 1125–1502 | 1202 | 1033–1476 | .860 |
| ICV (ml) | 1400 | 1235–1599 | 1399 | 1176–1629 | .705 |
| WM (ml) | 378 | 301–550 | 398 | 343–538 | .561 |
| GM (ml) | 855 | 707–1012 | 821 | 727–996 | .820 |
| CSF (ml) | 109 | 75–309 | 91 | 66–212 | .561 |
| MY (ml) | 109 | 81–138 | 93 | 85–113 | .118 |
| Non-WM/GM/CSF (ml) | 15 | 7.7–65 | 20 | 15–43 | .035* |
| %Non/BPV | 1.15 | 0.6–4.7 | 1.6 | 1.1–3.1 | .049* |
| %MY/ICV | 7.8 | 6.4–9.4 | 6.7 | 5.9–9 | .05* |
| %MY/BPV | 8.7 | 6.9–10 | 7.7 | 6.8–9.7 | .035* |
| %Non/ICV | 1.1 | 0.6–4.3 | 1.5 | 1–2.7 | .050* |
| R NABP MyC | 28.55 | 24.8–34.8 | 25.6 | 22–30 | .035* |
| R NABP PD | 66.9 | 62.8–69.4 | 68.9 | 66–71.2 | .023* |
| L NABP MyCvol | 0.18 | 0.10–0.20 | 0.16 | 0.14–0.19 | .017* |
| L NABP MyC | 28.5 | 24.6–32.3 | 26 | 23.5–29.9 | .001* |
| L NABP PD | 66.9 | 64–69 | 68.6 | 66–70 | .001* |
| R Caudate MyC | 7.2 | 4.5–8.7 | 5.35 | 2–7.3 | .004* |
| R Caudate PD | 81 | 79.8–82.7 | 82.2 | 80.8–86.7 | .005* |
| L Caudate MyC | 5.2 | 1–8.3 | 7.2 | 5.7–10 | .004* |
| L Caudate PD | 80.7 | 79.1–82 | 81.9 | 79.5–85.4 | .023* |
| L Thalamus MyCvol | 0.07 | 0.04–0.10 | 0.055 | 0.03–0.09 | .009* |
| Pons MyCvol | 0.09 | 0.07–0.12 | 0.07 | 0.06–0.09 | .000* |
| Pons MYC | 21.85 | 18–29 | 16.7 | 13.6–20.4 | .000* |
| Pons PD | 70.95 | 66.1–74 | 74.7 | 69.4–76.7 | .002* |
Units: MY (ml), R1 and R2 (s-1), BPV (ml), ICV (ml), WM (ml), GM (ml), PD (pu)
*Represents significance is < 0.05