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. 2020 Oct 5;15(10):e0240228. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0240228

Table 1. Mean, confidence interval, total, intra- and inter-subject variabilities of outcome parameters between [18F]FDG test and retest scans.

A) CMRglu (μmol/min/100g) B) SUV (g/mL)
Mean ± sd 95% CI Abs var IntraSV InterSV Mean ± sd 95% CI Abs var IntraSV InterSV
(n = 12) (relative value) (%; ) (%; n = 6) (%; n = 6) (n = 12) (relative value) (%;) (%; n = 6) (%; n = 6)
[EV,%] [EV,%] [EV, %] [EV, %]
Thalamus 20.6±10.1 [0.0;42.8] 42.8±28.5 45.8 [86] 18.6 [14] 2.5±0.5 [1.4; 3.5] 18.9±16.4 18.5 [93] 5.2 [7]
Globus pallidum 19.5±9.3 [0.0;40.0] 34.2±27.3 39.5 [67] 27.7 [33] 2.2±0.4 [1.3; 3.1] 20.2±15.3 18.7 [90] 6.3 [10]
Caudate nucleus 24.9±10.8 [1.2;48.6] 41.8±25.7 41.1 [89] 14.3 [11] 2.7±0.5 [1.5; 3.8] 16.4±16.4 17.4 [76] 9.7 [24]
Putamen 26.2±10.9 [2.2;50.3] 42.3±22.0 38.1 [82] 17.8 [18] 2.8±0.5 [1.7; 3.8] 16.1±15.7 16.5 [90] 5.4 [10]
Cortex 19.4±8.2 [1.5;37.5] 39.9±24.1 38.0 [80] 18.9 [20] 2.2±0.3 [1.5; 2.9] 16.3±12.5 14.8 [94] 3.8 [6]
Midbrain 20.4±9.5 [0.0;41.3] 37.1±29.2 43.5 [86] 17.6 [14] 2.3±0.4 [1.4; 3.3] 18.5±16.7 17.9 [100] 0.0
Pons 15.8±6.9 [0.7;30.9] 25.4±29.2 38.1 [75] 22.0 [25] 1.9±0.3 [1.3; 2.6] 19.0±15.4 16.6 [100] 0.0
Cerebellum 21.1±9.2 [0.8;41.5] 33.2±25.6 36.0 [65] 26.1 [35] 2.3±0.4 [1.6; 3.1] 19.4±10.9 15.8 [100] 0.0
Frontal cortex 26.3±11.1 [2.0;50.6] 40.4±26.8 40.1 [90] 13.1 [10] 2.8±0.5 [1.5; 4.0] 16.3±16.6 17.6 [76] 9.9 [24]
Occipital cortex 17.0±9.0 [0.0;36.8] 38.3±29.6 46.2 [75] 26.6 [25] 2.1±0.4 [1.2; 3.0] 20.5±18.9 21.4 [100] 0.0
C) SUVRpons (unitless) D) SUVRCerebellum (unitless)
Mean±sd 95% CI Abs var IntraSV InterSV Mean±sd 95% CI Abs var IntraSV InterSV
(n = 12) (relative value) (%; ) (%; n = 6) (%; n = 6) (n = 12) (relative value) (%;) (%; n = 6) (%; n = 6)
[EV,%] [EV, %] [EV, %] [EV, %]
Thalamus 1.3±0.1 [1.1 ;1.5] 11.4±8.4 10.2 [100] 0.0 1.0±0.1 [0.8 ;1.2] 8.7±4.5 6.8 [96] 1.3 [4]
Globus pallidum 1.1±0.1 [0.9 ;1.3] 9.5±9.9 9.9 [99] 0.9 [0.8] 0.9±0.1 [0.7 ;1.1] 6.8±4.9 5.9 [80] 3.0 [20]
Caudate nucleus 1.4±0.2 [1.0 ;1.8] 13.0±12.8 13.3 [100] 0.0 1.1±0.1 [0.9 ;1.4] 9.8±7.5 8.5 [84] 3.7 [16]
Putamen 1.4±0.1 [1.2 ;1.7] 11.8±11.6 11.8 [100] 0.0 1.2±0.1 [1.0 ;1.4] 8.6±6.8 7.5 [98] 0.9 [2]
Cortex 1.1±0.1 [0.9 ;1.4] 10.3±11.3 10.9 [100] 0.0 0.9±0.1 [0.7 ;1.1] 7.1±5.9 6.3 [100] 0.0
Midbrain 1.2±0.1 [1.0 ;1.4] 9.1±6.7 7.9 [100] 0.0 1.0±0.1 [0.8 ;1.2] 6.4±5.0 5.7 [92] 1.6 [8]
Pons 0.8±0.1 [0.6 ;1.0] 6.8±6.7 6.4 [96] 1.2 [4]
Cerebellum 1.2±0.1 [1.0 ;1.4] 6.8±6.7 6.5 [99] 0.3 [0.1]
Frontal cortex 1.4±0.2 [1.0 ;1.8] 13.9±14.6 15.2 [100] 0.0 1.2±0.1 [1.0 ;1.4] 10.7±8.2 9.5 [78] 5.1 [22]
Occipital cortex 1.1±0.1 [0.9 ;1.3] 10.5±8.8 9.7 [100] 0.0 0.9±0.1 [0.7 ;1.1] 9.8±7.2 8.5 [100] 0.0
E) SUV*Gly (mmol/L)
Mean±sd 95% CI Abs var IntraSV InterSV
(n = 12) (relative value) (%; ) (%; n = 6) (%; n = 6)
[EV, %] [EV, %]
Thalamus 12.2±4.6 [2.1;22.4] 27.8±31.4 39.4 [100] 0.0
Globus pallidum 10.9±4.1 [1.9;19.8] 27.3±30.9 38.8 [100] 0.0
Caudate nucleus 13.3±4.6 [3.2;23.5] 27.0±31.0 36.8 [100] 0.0
Putamen 13.8±4.7 [3.5;24.2] 26.2±30.8 36.2 [100] 0.0
Cortex 10.9±3.5 [3.2;18.6] 24.9±29.1 33.8 [100] 0.0
Midbrain 11.7±4.2 [2.4;21.0] 26.9±30.7 38.2 [100] 0.0
Pons 9.6±3.1 [2.8;16.3] 24.1±29.2 33.8 [100] 0.0
Cerebellum 11.6±3.8 [3.2;20.0] 22.8±27.6 33.0 [100] 0.0
Frontal cortex 13.7±4.6 [3.5;23.8] 27.9±30.3 36.2 [100] 0.0
Occipital cortex 10.5±4.3 [1.0;19.9] 26.7±35.1 43.0 [100] 0.0

[.] refers to explained variance (EV). Estimates and absolute variability expressed as mean ± SD. InterSV = inter-subject variability; IntraSV = intra-subject variability.