TABLE 1

Rate Constants for Each Brain Region Determined by Kinetic Approach Using 3CM with Arterial Input Function

Rate constant
RegionK1 (mL/mL/min)k2 (min−1)k3 (min−1)k4 (min−1)Total distribution volume
Putamen0.111 ± 0.0190.036 ± 0.0160.081 ± 0.0400.014 ± 0.00321.3 ± 3.4
Caudate0.088 ± 0.0180.023 ± 0.0180.061 ± 0.0670.011 ± 0.00521.5 ± 1.7
Parahippocampus0.140 ± 0.0230.033 ± 0.0070.027 ± 0.0200.015 ± 0.00611.3 ± 1.4
Occipital lobe0.127 ± 0.0170.065 ± 0.0380.089 ± 0.0570.021 ± 0.00710.0 ± 1.1
Temporal lobe0.106 ± 0.0500.050 ± 0.0250.067 ± 0.0380.020 ± 0.0039.5 ± 0.9
Frontal lobe0.108 ± 0.0110.041 ± 0.0110.052 ± 0.0230.021 ± 0.0029.1 ± 0.9
Anterior cingulate cortex0.115 ± 0.0140.064 ± 0.0180.072 ± 0.0270.019 ± 0.0058.8 ± 0.9
Thalamus0.112 ± 0.0190.043 ± 0.0180.038 ± 0.0260.019 ± 0.0037.6 ± 0.9
Cerebellum
 3CM0.115 ± 0.0170.051 ± 0.0150.017 ± 0.0080.013 ± 0.0035.2 ± 0.4
 2CM0.089 ± 0.0140.019 ± 0.0024.6 ± 0.3
  • Values are mean ± SD. For cerebellum, both 2CM and 3CM were applied.