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

Table 3

Differences in the average metabolic rate of the two groups of emotional control loops after peaking in multiple brain regions [Bq/(cc·min)].

Grouping	Left prefrontal cortex	Right prefrontal cortex	Left striatum	Right striatum	Left hippocampus	Right hippocampus	Left thalamus	Right thalamus
Healthy control group	0.07 ± 0.01	0.05 ± 0.02	0.08 ± 0.01	0.12 ± 0.02	0.09 ± 0.01	0.11 ± 0.02	0.05 ± 0.01	0.10 ± 0.01
GAD group	0.10 ± 0.01	0.12 ± 0.02	0.03 ± 0.01	0.11 ± 0.02	0.05 ± 0.01	0.10 ± 0.01	0.08 ± 0.01	0.09 ± 0.02
t value	9.49	11.07	15.81	1.58	12.65	2.1	9.49	2.1
P value	<0.05	<0.05	<0.05	>0.05	<0.05	>0.05	<0.05	>0.05