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Chapter 71 - Counts vs. Flow: When Does It Matter?
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Chapter 71 - Counts vs. Flow: When Does It Matter?

Richard D Hichwa, Daniel S O'Leary, Laura L Boles Ponto, Stephan Arndt, Ted Cizadlo, Richard R Hurtig, G. Leonard Watkins, Scott D Wollenweber and Nancy C Andreasen
Quantification of Brain Function Using PET, pp.365-371
Academic Press
1996
DOI: 10.1016/B978-012389760-2/50073-6

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Abstract

In this chapter, region of interest (ROI) methods are evaluated along with function of interest (FOI) methods to determine when and if quantitative flow values (arterial input function required) provide different or better information over normalized image data when similar strategies were employed for analyzing each of the data types (counts vs. flow images). In this method ten normal right-handed volunteers were studied with [15O]water and positron emission tomography (PET) imaging during simultaneous presentation of auditory and visual stimulation paradigms. Arterial blood sampling was performed over the image acquisition period. PET count and absolute flow images were created. The FOI approach resulted in similar patterns of activation from the normalized count, normalized flow, or absolute flow data. To achieve equivalent results from the ROI count or flow data, respective normalization by mean global count or flow is required. If only normalized FOI analyses are applied, arterial blood data and absolute flow calculations are not needed. To measure changes in global flow, absolute flow data is necessary.

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