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Table 2 Repeatability and Reproducibility of 23Na concentrations

From: Repeatability and reproducibility of cerebral 23Na imaging in healthy subjects

TSC

Repeatability

Reproducibility

Region

V1

V2

p-value

V1

V3

p-value

GM

51.0 ± 6.3

51.5 ± 6.7

0.77

51.0 ± 6.3

52.0 ± 7.2

0.72

WM

40.5 ± 4.8

41.2 ± 4.4

0.30

40.5 ± 4.8

41.0 ± 6.3

0.83

HCN

59.9 ± 9.9

61.1 ± 9.7

0.54

59.9 ± 9.9

61.7 ± 10.9

0.41

Cerebellum

40.5 ± 7.7

40.6 ± 5.0

0.44

40.5 ± 7.7

39.2 ± 5.7

0.39

Brainstem

41.1 ± 10.2

39.4 ± 6.8

0.80

41.1 ± 10.2

40.0 ± 7.9

0.93

CSF

102.1 ± 21.6

103.8 ± 20.9

0.93

102.1 ± 21.6

103.6 ± 24.5

0.98

Mean

52.7 ± 20.7

53.2 ± 20.8

0.68

52.7 ± 20.7

53.1 ± 21.6

1.0

  1. Note: TSC = total sodium concentration; V1/V2 = repeated exams on the same day; V1/V3 = exam on different dates