TABLE 1

Regional CMRGlc Values in NDB for 6 Reference Regions in Brain

CMRGlc values* obtained from:
AIFCT-IDIFpCT-IDIF
RegionMean ± SDCOV (%)Mean ± SDCOV (%)Mean ± SDCOV (%)
Corpus callosum16.1 ± 3.62216.1 ± 3.62215.9 ± 4.025
Brain stem20.0 ± 2.71419.9 ± 2.71419.6 ± 3.116
Cerebellum24.6 ± 3.41424.6 ± 3.51424.3 ± 4.117
Anterior cingulate31.9 ± 6.42131.8 ± 6.32031.4 ± 7.022
Thalamus34.3 ± 5.91734.2 ± 5.81733.7 ± 6.620
Superior frontal34.4 ± 6.61934.2 ± 6.61933.8 ± 7.322
  • * Reported as μmol/100 g/min.

  • Maximum deviations from AIF standard of CMRGlc obtained from CT-IDIF and fully automated pCT-IDIF were 10% and 12%, respectively.