TABLE 2.

Soft-Tissue Blood Flow Calculated Using Both ROI and Parametric Image Methods

Modelf (mL/min/g)*f (parametric)/ f (ROI)
ROIParametric
1a0.027 ± 0.0110.123 ± 0.0495.0 ± 2.0
1b0.025 ± 0.0100.041 ± 0.0591.3 ± 2.5
2a0.213 ± 0.0533.4 ± 1.017.3 ± 7.9
2b0.186 ± 0.0573.6 ± 1.122.0 ± 12.0
3a0.018 ± 0.0070.021 ± 0.0071.16 ± 0.11
3b0.017 ± 0.0060.019 ± 0.0071.16 ± 0.15
  • * Mean ± SD of flow measurements for all patients (13 studies).

  • Mean ± SD of 13 individual bias estimates.