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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jun 30.
Published in final edited form as: J Surg Res. 2012 Mar 10;179(1):e83–e90. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2012.02.037

Figure 4. Glucose uptake (A), Oxygen extraction fraction (B) and Blood flow (C) in rabbit hind-limbs.

Figure 4

The rabbits were positioned in the gantry of a PC-4096 PET camera with their thighs centered in the field of view. Radioactive gases were supplied via a cylindrical mixing chamber. Rabbits were studied successively with C15O2, 15O2 and 18FDG. The PET study revealed that there was no statistically significant difference in glucose uptake or oxygen extraction fraction between the burn injured and sham treated control groups. However, regional blood flow was significantly increased after burn injury. Each value is the mean ± SEM for six animals. *P < 0.05.