Research Article
Reproducible Analysis of Rat Brain PET Studies Using an Additional [18F]NaF Scan and an MR-Based ROI Template
Table 3
[11C]AF150(S) uptake (%ID/g) derived from various brain regions by three observers following image coregistration.
| Number of subjects () | | Region | | Left striatum | Right striatum | Hippocampus | Frontal cortex | Posterior cortex | Medulla oblongata | Cerebellum | Mean COV |
| Observer 1 | | | | | | | | | 5 min | 1.06 ± 0.16 | 1.04 ± 0.17 | 0.98 ± 0.16 | 0.95 ± 0.13 | 0.92 ± 0.14 | 0.67 ± 0.13 | 0.80 ± 0.14 | 16.12 | 10 min | 0.70 ± 0.11 | 0.71 ± 0.11 | 0.67 ± 0.10 | 0.64 ± 0.11 | 0.64 ± 0.10 | 0.46 ± 0.08 | 0.53 ± 0.08 | 16.08 | 15 min | 0.57 ± 0.09 | 0.57 ± 0.10 | 0.54 ± 0.09 | 0.52 ± 0.08 | 0.52 ± 0.08 | 0.38 ± 0.06 | 0.44 ± 0.07 | 15.96 | 30 min | 0.33 ± 0.05 | 0.33 ± 0.05 | 0.32 ± 0.05 | 0.30 ± 0.05 | 0.31 ± 0.05 | 0.25 ± 0.04 | 0.27 ± 0.05 | 15.81 | 45 min | 0.23 ± 0.04 | 0.23 ± 0.05 | 0.23 ± 0.04 | 0.21 ± 0.04 | 0.22 ± 0.04 | 0.18 ± 0.04 | 0.20 ± 0.04 | 18.49 | Observer 2 | | | | | | | | | 5 min | 1.05 ± 0.17 | 1.05 ± 0.18 | 0.99 ± 0.16 | 0.99 ± 0.17 | 0.95 ± 0.17 | 0.66 ± 0.12 | 0.80 ± 0.14 | 17.26 | 10 min | 0.70 ± 0.12 | 0.72 ± 0.12 | 0.68 ± 0.11 | 0.67 ± 0.13 | 0.65 ± 0.12 | 0.47 ± 0.08 | 0.53 ± 0.09 | 17.19 | 15 min | 0.57 ± 0.10 | 0.58 ± 0.10 | 0.55 ± 0.09 | 0.54 ± 0.10 | 0.53 ± 0.09 | 0.39 ± 0.06 | 0.44 ± 0.08 | 17.10 | 30 min | 0.33 ± 0.05 | 0.33 ± 0.05 | 0.33 ± 0.05 | 0.31 ± 0.05 | 0.31 ± 0.05 | 0.24 ± 0.04 | 0.28 ± 0.05 | 16.67 | 45 min | 0.23 ± 0.04 | 0.24 ± 0.04 | 0.23 ± 0.04 | 0.22 ± 0.04 | 0.22 ± 0.04 | 0.18 ± 0.03 | 0.20 ± 0.04 | 18.08 | Observer 3 | | | | | | | | | 5 min | 1.06 ± 0.16 | 1.04 ± 0.17 | 0.98 ± 0.15 | 0.93 ± 0.14 | 0.89 ± 0.14 | 0.71 ± 0.14 | 0.80 ± 0.14 | 16.44 | 10 min | 0.70 ± 0.12 | 0.71 ± 0.12 | 0.67 ± 0.11 | 0.64 ± 0.11 | 0.61 ± 0.10 | 0.48 ± 0.07 | 0.53 ± 0.09 | 16.52 | 15 min | 0.56 ± 0.09 | 0.57 ± 0.10 | 0.54 ± 0.09 | 0.51 ± 0.08 | 0.50 ± 0.08 | 0.40 ± 0.06 | 0.44 ± 0.07 | 16.51 | 30 min | 0.32 ± 0.06 | 0.33 ± 0.05 | 0.32 ± 0.05 | 0.30 ± 0.05 | 0.29 ± 0.05 | 0.25 ± 0.04 | 0.28 ± 0.05 | 16.70 | 45 min | 0.22 ± 0.04 | 0.23 ± 0.04 | 0.23 ± 0.04 | 0.21 ± 0.04 | 0.21 ± 0.04 | 0.19 ± 0.04 | 0.20 ± 0.04 | 18.86 |
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Data represent mean ± SD ().
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