Table 2 Statistical analysis of ADCs for brain regions across the two anesthetic groups
From: Disparate volumetric fluid shifts across cerebral tissue compartments with two different anesthetics
|  | DEXM-I (N = 12) | ISO (N = 12) |  |  |  |  |  | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brain region | ADC µm2/s | Meana | SE | Meana | SE | Differenceb | SE | P value | L95% | U95% |
Olfactory bulb | Low ADC | 720.7 | 37.3 | 848.1 | 37.3 | − 127.450 | 52.834 | 0.025 | − 237.021 | − 17.879 |
Mid ADC | 597.7 | 12.0 | 612.5 | 12.0 | − 14.708 | 16.991 | 0.396 | − 49.945 | 20.528 | |
High ADC | 420.6 | 8.8 | 431.6 | 8.8 | − 11.092 | 12.490 | 0.384 | − 36.994 | 14.810 | |
Somatosensory cortex | Low ADC | 761.6 | 10.0 | 769.7 | 10.0 | − 8.167 | 14.161 | 0.570 | − 37.534 | 21.201 |
Mid ADC | 655.7 | 4.6 | 663.7 | 4.6 | − 8.000 | 6.472 | 0.229 | − 21.421 | 5.421 | |
High ADC | 509.7 | 3.1 | 510.9 | 3.1 | − 1.167 | 4.424 | 0.794 | − 10.341 | 8.008 | |
Cingulate cortex | Low ADC | 768.4 | 19.6 | 782.6 | 19.6 | − 14.175 | 27.747 | 0.615 | − 71.718 | 43.368 |
Mid ADC | 667.2 | 6.6 | 663.8 | 6.6 | 3.383 | 9.358 | 0.721 | − 16.024 | 22.791 | |
High ADC | 516.7 | 4.5 | 523.8 | 4.5 | − 7.158 | 6.335 | 0.271 | − 20.297 | 5.980 | |
Ventral hippocampus | Low ADC | 830.8 | 24.0 | 857.3 | 24.0 | − 26.467 | 33.882 | 0.262 | − 96.734 | 43.801 |
Mid ADC | 702.4 | 9.9 | 699.7 | 9.9 | 2.708 | 14.063 | 0.849 | − 26.456 | 31.873 | |
High ADC | 528.0 | 7.0 | 539.4 | 7.0 | − 11.4 | 9.896 | 0.262 | − 31.922 | 9.122 | |