Table 2 The characteristics of HPR (HPR classified as “present”) observed in normal patients
Variable | Prevalence | P-value♠ | |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender ratio | Men | 47.0% | 0.33 |
Women | 53.0% | ||
Laterality | Right | 49.0% | 0.71 |
Left | 51.0% | ||
Maximum anteroposterior dimension | Anterior edge ~ Anterior quarter | 3.0% | |
Anterior edge ~ Anterior half | 37.0% | ||
Anterior edge ~ Anterior three quarters | 21.0% | ||
Posterior edge ~ Posterior quarter | 0.0% | ||
Posterior edge ~ Posterior half | 0.0% | ||
Posterior edge ~ Posterior three quarters | 0.0% | ||
Nearly full to full length | 39.0% | ||
Maximum transverse dimension | >2 mm | 0.0% | |
<2 mm | 100.0% | ||
Discontinuity of HPR | Present | 21.0% | |
Absent | 79.0% | ||
Association with hypointensity of nearby putamen | Present (Mild hypointensity) | 38.0% | 0.77 |
Present (Moderate hypointensity) | 0.6% | ||
Present (Intense hypointensity) | 0.0% | ||
Absent | 63.4% | ||