Research Article

Quantitative Changes in Cerebral Perfusion during Urinary Urgency in Women with Overactive Bladder

Table 2

Absolute regional CBF in the low and high urgency state in select ROIs in women with overactive bladder and controls (ml/100 g/minute).

Region of interest (ROI)ControlsOveractive bladder
Low urgencyHigh urgencyΔ (High − low urgency)Low urgencyHigh urgencyΔ (high − low urgency)

Rt. ACC
Lt. ACC
Rt. DL PFC
Lt. DL PFC
Rt. thalamus
Lt. thalamus
PCC
R. insula
L. insula
Pons/midbrain
R. SMA
L. SMA
R. sensorimotor area
L. sensorimotor area
R. hippocampus
R. middle cingulate cortex
L. middle cingulate cortex

(paired -test comparing rCBF in high to low urgency state within each group); (nonparametric -test comparing change in rCBF in overactive bladder and control groups); ACC: anterior cingulate cortex, DL PFC: dorsolateral prefrontal cortex; SMA: supplementary motor area; R: right, L: left.