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. 2022 Oct 7;12:436. doi: 10.1038/s41398-022-02187-3

Table 3.

Relations between treatment-induced changes in symptom severity, as measured by the Liebowitz social anxiety scale (LSAS), and corresponding changes in serotonin transporter (SERT) occupancy and dopamine (DAT) transporter binding potential (BPND).

x y z Z PFWE Cluster volumea
Serotonin transporter
 SSRIb + ICBTc
  Positive
   R NAcc 6 10 −12 3.62 0.002 272
   R Caudate (NAcc) 6 12 −10 3.51 0.034 48
   L Putamen −26 −4 10 3.42 0.042 8
   L ACC −8 40 −6 3.57 0.007 8
 Placebo + ICBTc
  –
Dopamine transporter
 SSRI + ICBTd
  Negative
   L Amygdala −28 −4 −24 2.96 0.035 8
Placebo + ICBTd
 Positive
  L NAcc −6 8 −8 2.97 0.015 336
SSRI + ICBT < Placebo + ICBT
  L NAcc −4 10 −6 3.55 <0.001 512
  R NAcc 4 8 −8 2.71 0.018 56
  L Thalamus −14 −26 2 3.53 0.016 376

MNI Montreal Neurological Institute, L left, R right, NAcc Nucleus Accumbens, ACC Anterior Cingulate Cortex.

aCluster volume in mm3.

bSelective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor, escitalopram.

cHigh SSRI occupancy reflects decreased BPND.

dPercent change of BPND.