Table 9 Brainstem area and component areas at the sagittal aqueductal plane in each group.

From: MRI imaging characteristics of brainstem and midbrain aqueduct in patients with iNPH

Group

Midbrain + pons + medulla oblongata area (cm2)

t-value

P-value

Paired t-value

Paired P-value

Patients with iNPH

9.11 ± 0.87

74.188

< 0.001

−3.137

0.004

Healthy subjects

9.82 ± 0.76

69.166

< 0.001

Group

Midbrain + pons area (cm2)

t-value

P-value

Paired t-value

Paired P-value

Patients with iNPH

5.88 ± 0.609

68.377

< 0.001

−3.992

< 0.001

Healthy subjects

6.62 ± 0.616

58.863

< 0.001

Group

Midbrain area (cm2)

t-value

P-value

Paired t-value

Paired P-value

Patients with iNPH

0.92 ± 0.19

34.272

< 0.001

−6.973

< 0.001

Healthy subjects

1.37 ± 0.290

26.030

< 0.001

Group

Pons area (cm2)

t-value

P-value

Paired t-value

Paired P-value

Patients with iNPH

4.96 ± 0.510

68.834

< 0.001

−1.987

0.056

Healthy subjects

5.23 ± 0.488

58.704

< 0.001