Research Article

Application of PET Imaging in the Brain Regions of the Emotional Control Loop in Patients with Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Table 1

The difference of the peak uptake of the two groups of emotional control loops in multiple brain regions (Bq/cc).

GroupingLeft prefrontal cortexRight prefrontal cortexLeft striatumRight striatumLeft hippocampusRight hippocampusLeft thalamusRight thalamus

Healthy control group2.41 ± 0.212.52 ± 0.241.95 ± 0.171.97 ± 0.221.65 ± 0.201.63 ± 0.191.71 ± 0.171.69 ± 0.15

GAD group2.04 ± 0.202.06 ± 0.181.41 ± 0.191.97 ± 0.181.16 ± 0.151.63 ± 0.162.13 ± 0.242.08 ± 0.20

t value5.716.869.4708.7706.396.98

value<0.05<0.05<0.05>0.05<0.05>0.05<0.05<0.05