Table 4:

Nigral status on SMWI and visual inspection result on 123I-FP-CIT SPECT

123I-FP-CIT SPECTaP ValueConcordance Rate (%)
AbnormalNormalTotal
Right Side< .001b65.2
 SMWI
 Loss64367
 Present452671
 Total10929138
Left side< .001b66.7
 SMWI
 Loss65267
 Present442771
 Total10929138
Total< .001b65.9
 SMWI
 Loss1295134
 Present8953142
 Total21858276
  • Note:—Values are numbers of cases.

  • a Abnormal finding on SPECT refers to the nigrostriatal dopaminergic denervation determined by a nuclear medicine physician.

  • b P values < .05 indicate statistical significance.