Table 3 Relative glucose metabolism (SUVR) on post-3-hour PET according to PCAS outcome.

From: Prognostic value of 18F-FDG brain PET as an early indicator of neurological outcomes in a rat model of post-cardiac arrest syndrome

 

Good outcome

(n = 8)

Poor outcome

(n = 10)

p

Insular Cortex

0.99 (0.97–1.09)

0.99 (0.96–1.03)

0.829

Auditory Cortex

1 (0.91–1.07)

0.92 (0.88–0.99)

0.203

Cingulate Cortex

1.25 (1.15–1.3)

1.06 (0.98–1.1)

0.001*

Frontal Association Cortex

1.02 (0.88–1.11)

0.8 (0.66–0.92)

0.012*

Medial Prefrontal Cortex

1.24 (1.2–1.28)

1.16 (1.1–1.19)

0.001*

Motor Cortex

1.12 (1.04–1.18)

0.88 (0.8–0.97)

0.003*

Orbitofrontal Cortex

1.14 (1.1–1.22)

1.04 (0.96–1.11)

0.021*

Parietal Association Cortex

1.03 (1–1.21)

0.84 (0.79–0.95)

0.002*

Retro-splenial Cortex

1.02 (0.97–1.09)

0.87 (0.84–0.99)

0.021*

Somatosensory Cortex

1.08 (1.03–1.21)

0.92 (0.88–0.99)

0.006*

Visual Cortex

1.04 (0.96–1.14)

0.84 (0.81–0.99)

0.021*

Hippocampus

0.85 (0.81–0.89)

0.89 (0.84–0.92)

0.146

Thalamus

1.12 (1.05–1.17)

1.08 (1–1.13)

0.460

Midbrain

1.01 (0.94–1.05)

1.04 (1–1.12)

0.315

Pons

0.75 (0.62–0.84)

1.04 (0.75–1.1)

0.043*

Medulla

0.83 (0.65–0.92)

1.03 (0.88–1.19)

0.012*

  1. SUVR = (SUV of each region)/(SUV of whole brain). Values are shown as the median (interquartile range). Mann-Whitney test was used for statistical analysis. *p < 0.05.
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