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Table 2 Values of CBF, CBV, OEF and CMRO2 with attenuation correction by DIXONbone for each brain region

From: Oxygen extraction fraction is not uniform in human brain: a positron emission tomography study

Region

CBF

CBV

OEF

CMRO2

Cerebellum

40.1 ± 4.9

2.5 ± 0.2

0.37 ± 0.08

3.0 ± 0.4

Pons

30.7 ± 7.0(1)

3.7 ± 0.5

0.28 ± 0.08

1.7 ± 0.3(1)

Thalamus

44.4 ± 5.4(2)

2.8 ± 0.5

0.36 ± 0.07(2)

3.2 ± 0.4(2)

Putamen

46.4 ± 7.6(2)

2.1 ± 0.2(2)

0.42 ± 0.08(2,3)

3.8 ± 0.4(2,3)

Frontal base

35.3 ± 6.1(3,4)

2.2 ± 0.3(2)

0.40 ± 0.07(2)

2.8 ± 0.3(2,4)

Frontal convexity

39.0 ± 5.8

2.6 ± 0.4

0.39 ± 0.07(2)

3.0 ± 0.3(2)

Parahippocampal gyrus

31.3 ± 4.2(1,3,4)

3.5 ± 0.7

0.33 ± 0.08(2,4,5)

2.1 ± 0.3(1,3,4,5,6)

Lateral temporal cortex

33.1 ± 5.9(3,4)

3.3 ± 0.5

0.39 ± 0.07(2)

2.6 ± 0.3(2,3,4)

Occipital cuneus

33.7 ± 5.2(3,4)

3.6 ± 0.4(1,4,5)

0.41 ± 0.07(2,3,7)

2.7 ± 0.3(2,4,7)

Occipital lateral

27.1 ± 3.5(1,3,4)

2.5 ± 0.4(9)

0.45 ± 0.06(2,3,7)

2.4 ± 0.4(3,4,6)

Inferior parietal lobule

36.0 ± 3.6(7)

2.9 ± 0.6

0.41 ± 0.06(2)

3.0 ± 0.3(2,4,7,10)

Centrum semiovale

13.2 ± 1.3(1–11)

1.2 ± 0.2(1–11)

0.37 ± 0.08(2)

1.0 ± 0.2(1–11)

  1. Values are shown as mean ± SD. Units are mL/100 mL/min, mL/100 mL, and mL/100 mL/min for CBF, CBV, and CMRO2, respectively. Significant differences between from (1) cerebellum, (2) pons, (3) thalamus, (4) putamen, (5) frontal base, (6) frontal convexity, (7) Parahippocampal gyrus, (8) Lateral temporal cortex, (9) Occipital cuneus, (10) Occipital lateral, (11) Inferior parietal lobule: P < 0.001 (paired t test, P < 0.05 adjusted for multiple comparisons)