Table 3

Comparison of indocyanine green kinetics between the two hemispheres in controls (matched pairs Wilcoxon test)

VariableLeft hemisphereRight hemisphereWilcoxon p Value
Values are mean (SD).
BFI, blood flow index; ICG, indocyanine green.
Time to peak (s)18.2 (4.9)18.6 (4.9)>0.05
ICG peak (Δμmol/l)0.194 (0.026)0.188 (0.030)>0.05
Time interval (0–100%) (s)10.0 (2.7)10.0 (2.5)>0.05
Rise time (10–90%) (s)6.6 (2.0)6.7 (2.0)>0.05
Slope (μmol/l/s)0.0210 (0.0079)0.0199 (0.0079)>0.05
BFI (μmol/l/s)0.0327 (0.0134)0.0314 (0.0124)>0.05