TABLE 2

Relationship Between mcSUVr and Pathology Data

mcSUVr
Autopsy measureWhole cerebellumCerebellar gray matterPonsCentrum semiovale
Global highest neuritic plaque count0.710.680.680.71
Immunohistochemistry Aβ burden0.750.710.720.70
CERAD score (0- to 3-point scale)0.730.700.710.73
AUC and 95% confidence interval0.996 (0.988–1.000)0.980 (0.953–1.000)0.965 (0.921–1.000)0.951 (0.904–0.999)
Cohen d (weighted variance)2.772.372.832.24
Coefficient of variance from 74 YCNs0.0420.0790.0590.053
  • Data are Spearman rank correlations between mcSUVr and autopsy measures. All correlations were significant (P < 0.0001). Cohen d was calculated using weighted pooled variance estimation from pathology-positive and -negative groups as classified on autopsy measures. AUCs were calculated from ROC analyses intended to discriminate pathology-positive and -negative groups using 4 mcSUVr reference regions (Supplemental Fig. 2)