Contrast and SUVs from 18F-FDG Measurements of Mouse Brain: Comparison Between PET and Autoradiography
| SUV (g cm−3) | ||||||||||
| S | SN | CTX | Contrast (S to SN) | Contrast (S to CTX) | ||||||
| System | PET | AR | PET | AR | PET | AR | PET | AR | PET | AR |
| VECTor (0.8 mm in FWHM smoothing) | 4.4 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.46 | 0.38 |
| Focus120 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 0.33 | 0.42 | |||||
| 3DMAP (β = 0) | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.20 | 0.30 | |||||
| 3DMAP (β = 0.174) | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.15 | 0.25 | |||||
| FORE + FBP | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.09 | 0.24 | |||||
S = striatum; SN = septal nucleus; CTX = cortex; AR = autoradiography.