Table 5.

Mean values, expressed as perfusion unit, of perfusion in 3 ROI.

GroupMinimum Perfusion of ROI1 ± SDMean Perfusion of ROI2 ± SDMaximum Perfusion of ROI3 ± SD
RP patients0.641 ± 0.0760.635 ± 0.0730.633 ± 0.075
SSc patients0.791 ± 0.1390.792 ± 0.1380.783 ± 0.143
Controls1.542 ± 0.238*0.895 ± 0.1970.842 ± 0.171
  • * Mean perfusion of ROI1 is significantly higher than mean perfusion of ROI2 and ROI3. ROI: region of interest; RP: Raynaud’s phenomenon; SSc: systemic sclerosis.