Table 2. Comparison of regional glucose metabolism between OCD patients and healthy volunteers.
Region | Talairach coordinates x | Talairach coordinates y | Talairach coordinates z | z value | Voxel number |
Increases in OCD patients | |||||
Left inferior frontal gyrus, BA 45 | −55 | 31 | 2 | 3.28 | 51 |
Right middle frontal gyrus, BA 9 | 40 | 19 | 29 | 3.19 | 53 |
Decreases in OCD patients | |||||
Right cingulate gyrus, BA 31 | 16 | −26 | 33 | 4 | 64 |
Right anterior cingulate gyrus, BA 24 | 12 | −16 | 34 | 3.03 | 60 |
Left insula BA 13 | −40 | −6 | −3 | 3.51 | 174 |
(p<0.001, uncorrected, k>50) (BA: Brodman area).