Clinics
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Comparative Study
Comparison of different quantification methods for 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography studies in rat brains.
This study aimed to evaluate several methods to estimate glucose consumption in the male Wister rat brain as measured by PET. ⋯ From a methodological point of view, the present findings confirm the theoretical limitations of the cerebral SUV and SUVglu as a substitute for Ki in the estimation of glucose consumption in the brain. Our data suggest that the FUR is the surrogate to Ki.