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Ching-Mei Feng1, Shalini Narayana, Jack L Lancaster

  • 1Research Imaging Center, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA.

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|April 28, 2004
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Positron emission tomography (PET) and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) measure regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) changes. This study found no significant differences between PET and fMRI in quantifying rCBF responses during brain activation.

Area of Science:

  • Neuroimaging
  • Physiology
  • Medical Physics

Background:

  • Regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) changes reflect neuronal activity.
  • Positron emission tomography (PET) and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) are standard techniques for measuring rCBF.
  • Direct quantitative comparisons between PET and fMRI for rCBF assessment are limited.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To quantitatively compare the functional rCBF maps generated by PET and fMRI.
  • To determine the similarities and differences in rCBF measurements between PET and fMRI techniques.
  • To validate the accuracy of fMRI in assessing brain activation-related rCBF changes against PET.

Main Methods:

  • An activation study was conducted on twelve healthy volunteers.
  • Identical visual checkerboard stimuli at 8 Hz flip frequency were used for both imaging modalities.

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  • Functional rCBF maps from PET and fMRI were quantitatively compared using conjunctive activation pixels.

    • Main Results:

    • The average change in rCBF measured by fMRI was 36.95 +/- 2.54%.
    • The average change in rCBF measured by PET was 38.79 +/- 2.63%.
    • No statistically significant difference (P = 0.22) was observed in rCBF change measurements between fMRI and PET.

    Conclusions:

    • fMRI and PET provide comparable quantitative measurements of rCBF changes during brain activation.
    • The findings support the use of fMRI as a reliable method for assessing rCBF responses.
    • This direct comparison validates fMRI's utility in neuroimaging studies of brain function.