Table 2:

Comparison of SyMRI parameters of patients with NF-1 and healthy controls

VariablesHealthy ControlsNF-1P Valuea
MeanSDMeanSD
BPV (mL)1279109.641390131.23.035b
ICV (mL)1401120.161510138.67.035b
WM (mL)396.2066.78419.8848.83.286
GM (mL)862.9382.29949.1689.15.028b
MY (mL)107.9614.37129.2717.25.067
%MY/BPV8.530.858.510.80.933
%GM/ICV61.724.6562.262.02.763
%MY/ICV7.800.827.870.82.832
R GP R2c14.491.0213.661.31.062
R CN R212.150.3811.820.52.058
L CN R212.120.3711.740.56.042b
R thalamus R212.740.3912.340.52.035b
L thalamus R212.690.3812.280.51.035b
Pons MyV (mL)21.963.0118.543.73.028b
  • Note:—GP indicates globus palladium; CN, caudate nucleus; R, right; L, left.

  • a Independent-samples t test; adjusted P value was obtained using the Benjamini-Hochberg method.

  • b Significance is <.05.

  • c R2 unit is s-1.