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Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine

Table 3 Phase contrast MRI parameters in children with head circumference (HC) < 3% and HC between 3-95%

From: Is cerebral spinal fluid flow associated with body mass index and head circumference in healthy children? A phase contrast magnetic resonance imaging study

Group

Peak velocity (cm/sn)

Mean velocity (cm/sn)

Forward flow volume (ml)

Reverse flow volume (ml)

Net volume (ml)

Mean aqueductal area (mm2)

1 (HC < 3%, n = 25)

4.75 ± 3.47

0.74 ± 0.72

0.011 ± 0.012*

0.011 ± 0.027ǂ

0.005 ± 0.008§

1.62 ± 0.70μ

2 (HC between 3-95%, n = 112)

5.63 ± 2.67

0.75 ± 0.61

0.016 ± 0.013*

0.011 ± 0.013ǂ

0.009 ± 0.014§

2.04 ± 0.99μ

  1. HC head circumference
  2. *Statistically significant; p = 0.008
  3. ǂStatistically significant; p = 0.026
  4. §Statistically significant; p = 0.032, 0.038
  5. μstatistically significant; p = 0.003
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