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Table 1 CSF temporal properties measured in supine and upright position

From: Upright versus supine MRI: effects of body position on craniocervical CSF flow

Measurements

Group Average

%Change from Upright

Paired t-test (p-value)

Upright

Supine

Heart rate (BPM)

76.09 ± 9.50

68.89 ± 10.83

− 9.5

8.43E−05

Systolic fractional duration (%Cycle)

30.9 ± 4.5

37.7 ± 6.4

22.6

1.89E−06

Diastolic fractional duration (%Cycle)

69.1 ± 4.5

62.3 ± 6.4

− 10.1

2.05E−06

Systolic duration (s)

0.25 ± 0.05

0.34 ± 0.08

36.0

1.06E−07

Diastolic duration (s)

0.55 ± 0.08

0.56 ± 0.12

1.8

0.78

  1. Percentage change was calculated as follows: ((supine-upright)/upright)*100