Table 1 Demographic and clinical features of the control population
Feature | Number |
|---|---|
n | 122 |
Sex | |
Male | 67 (55%) |
Female | 55 (45%) |
Race | |
Hispanic | 2 (1.6%) |
Caucasian | 101 (83%) |
African-American | 18 (15%) |
Asian | 1 (0.8%) |
Age (years; mean ± SD) | 7.5 ± 4.5 |
Indication for head MRI | |
Evaluation for intracranial malignancy | 51 (42%) |
Known intracranial malignancy | 41 (34%) |
Evaluation for pituitary disease | 21 (17%) |
Evaluation for white matter disease | 7 (5.7%) |
Trauma | 1 (0.8%) |
Suspected cerebral vascular accident | 1 (0.8%) |
Prior chemotherapy | 5 (4.1%) |
Prior radiation therapy | 9 (7.4%) |