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Erschienen in: Annals of Nuclear Medicine 7/2017

29.06.2017 | Original Article

Effect of resolution recovery using graph plots on regional cerebral blood flow in healthy volunteers

verfasst von: Nobuhiro Yada, Hideo Onishi, Masahiro Miyai, Kentarou Ozasa, Takashi Katsube, Keiichi Onoda, Masuo Haramoto, Yasushi Yamamoto, Shuhei Yamaguchi, Hajime Kitagaki

Erschienen in: Annals of Nuclear Medicine | Ausgabe 7/2017

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Abstract

Purpose

We evaluated the effect of resolution recovery (RR) using graph plots on regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) in brain perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) images derived from healthy volunteers and patients diagnosed with probable Alzheimer’s disease.

Method

We acquired brain perfusion SPECT images with scatter correction (SC), computed tomography-based attenuation correction (CTAC), and RR from a three-dimensional brain phantom and from healthy volunteers. We then compared contrast-to-noise ratio, count density ratios, increase maps, and rCBF using statistical parametric mapping 8.

Results

Regional brain counts were significantly increased from 20–24% with SC, CTAC, and RR compared with SC and CTAC. Mean CBF in healthy volunteers was 42.5 ± 5.4 mL/100 g/min. Average rCBF determined using SC, CTAC and RR increased 7.5, 2.0, and 3.7% at the thalamus, posterior cingulate, and whole brain, respectively, compared with SC and CTAC.

Conclusion

Resolution recovery caused variations in normal rCBF because counts increased in cerebral regions.
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Metadaten
Titel
Effect of resolution recovery using graph plots on regional cerebral blood flow in healthy volunteers
verfasst von
Nobuhiro Yada
Hideo Onishi
Masahiro Miyai
Kentarou Ozasa
Takashi Katsube
Keiichi Onoda
Masuo Haramoto
Yasushi Yamamoto
Shuhei Yamaguchi
Hajime Kitagaki
Publikationsdatum
29.06.2017
Verlag
Springer Japan
Erschienen in
Annals of Nuclear Medicine / Ausgabe 7/2017
Print ISSN: 0914-7187
Elektronische ISSN: 1864-6433
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12149-017-1186-z

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