Estimates of Global Flow with Original Protocol and After Wavelet Protocol Processing for Each Flow Tracer in Healthy Volunteers
| Study | Global flow* (mL/g/min) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82Rb | H215O | 13NH3 | |||||||
| Original | Wavelet | n | Original | Wavelet | n | Original | Wavelet | n | |
| Rest | 1.15 ± 0.46 | 0.82 ± 0.26 | 18 | 0.92 ± 0.19 | 0.90 ± 0.17 | 18 | 0.62 ± 0.16 | 0.59 ± 0.16 | 7 |
| Stress | 2.50 ± 0.54 | 1.85 ± 0.56 | 17 | 1.89 ± 0.50 | 1.84 ± 0.52 | 17 | 1.89 ± 0.67 | 1.76 ± 0.67 | 7 |
↵* Mean ± SD.
Same subjects received 82Rb and H215O, whereas seven different subjects received 13NH3. Mean flow decreased after wavelet protocol with 82Rb because of improved estimates.