Table 2.
Association between changes in regional SUVR values and ADAS_cog decline
| Regions for SUVR calculation | ADAS_cog decline
|
Conversion to MCI
|
Any changes in clinical symptoms
|
|---|---|---|---|
| p-value | p-value | p-value | |
| Right frontal | 0.3147 | 0.7858 | 0.6077 |
| Left frontal | 0.7218 | 0.2982 | 0.1053 |
| Mid brain | 0.5662 | 0.4616 | 0.4275 |
| Occipital | 0.3114 | 0.7187 | 0.1562 |
| Right parietal | 0.2565 | 0.5666 | 0.8685 |
| Left parietal | 0.4381 | 0.8447 | 0.2216 |
| Sublobar | 0.643 | 0.405 | 0.4304 |
| Right temporal | 0.9284 | 0.3248 | 0.4325 |
| Left temporal | 0.8464 | 0.1751 | 0.8141 |
| Posterior cingulate | 0.9358 | 0.9256 | 0.5586 |
| Anterior cingulate | 0.7273 | 0.1342 | 0.4778 |
Abbreviations: ADAS_cog, Alzheimer’s Disease Assessment Scale – cognitive subscale; MCI, mild cognitive impairment; SUVR, standardized uptake value ratio.