TABLE 1:

T2 relaxometry times in 30 healthy control volunteers

Right SideLeft SideAsymmetry Index*MeanCutoff T2
Hippocampus98 (±2.7)97 (±3.5)−0.01 (±0.03)98 (±2.8)≥107
Anterior temporal lobe76 (±3.5)75 (±3.8)−0.01 (±0.06)75 (±2.8)≥84
Frontal white matter76 (±3.8)75 (±3.1)−0.01 (±0.02)76 (±3.4)≥87
Parietal white matter91 (±4.4)91 (±4.0)0.00 (±0.03)91 (±4.0)≥103
  • * Asymmetry index = (L − R)/(L + R).

  • Cutoff value, 3 SD above mean of control values.