TABLE 1

Global CBF Measured by PET-Only and MRI-Reference Approach and Regional CBF Regression Parameters at Each PaCO2 Level

ConditionMRI-reference CBF (mL/100 g/min)PET-only CBF (mL/100 g/min)SlopeIntercept (mL/100 g/min)R2
Hypocapnia36.5 ± 6.634.3 ± 6.01.14 ± 0.18−4.9 ± 2.4*0.98 ± 0.01
Normocapnia54.3 ± 6.657.5 ± 10.01.14 ± 0.28−9.3 ± 8.70.97 ± 0.02
Hypercapnia92.3 ± 8.487.4 ± 10.61.28 ± 0.22−43.5 ± 20.4*0.96 ± 0.02
  • * Significantly different from zero (no slopes were significantly different from one).