Fig. 4From: Conscious rat PET imaging with soft immobilization for quantitation of brain functions: comprehensive assessment of anesthesia effects on cerebral blood flow and metabolismCorrelation between [18F]FDG uptake and cerebral metabolic rates of glucose (CMRglu). a Correlation between SUV, determined by PET (44–45 min post-injection) and CMRglu in conscious and anesthetized rats (n = 44). b Correlation between BPG and CMRglu in conscious and anesthetized rats (n = 44). BPG was calculated by multiplying brain/plasma ratio by blood glucose levels. Correlation coefficients (R) were calculated by Pearson’s product moment correlation coefficient (n = 44)Back to article page