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Table 6 The results of correlation between MR perfusion, FDG-PET and Mini-Mental test (MMSE)

From: Comparison of dynamic susceptibility contrast enhanced MR and FDG-PET brain studies in patients with Alzheimer’s disease and amnestic mild cognitive impairment

Cortical location

AD

MCI

AD + MCI

rCBV

rCBV z-score

PET z-score

rCBV

rCBV z-score

PET z-score

rCBV

rCBV z-score

PET z-score

R frontal

r = 0.16

p = 0.43

r =− 0.16

p = 0.43

r =− 0.28

p = 0.14

r = 0.22

p = 0.18

r =− 0.22

p = 0.18

r = 0.21

p = 0.198

r = 0.46

p < 0.001*

r =− 0.46

p < 0.001*

r =− 0.42

p < 0.001*

L frontal

r = 0.2

p = 0.29

r =− 0.2

p = 0.29

r =− 0.47

p = 0.014*

r = 0.29

p = 0.073

r =− 0.29

p = 0.073

r = 0.025

p = 0.12

r = 0.52

p < 0.001*

r =− 0.52

p < 0.001*

r =− 0.56

p < 0.001*

R temporal

r = 0.28

p = 0.16

r =− 0.28

p = 0.16

r = 0.16

p = 0.4

r = 0.18

p = 0.26

r =− 0.18

p = 0.26

r =− 0.03

p = 0.85

r = 0.57

p < 0.001*

r =− 0.57

p < 0.001*

r =− 0.47

p < 0.001*

L temporal

r = 0.4

p = 0.03*

r =− 0.4

p = 0.03*

r =− 0.25

p = 0.21

r = 0.07

p = 0.69

r =− 0.07

p = 0.69

r =− 0.04

p = 0.77

r = 0.57

p < 0.001*

r =− 0.57

p < 0.001*

r =− 0.65

p < 0.001*

R parietal

r = 0.11

p = 0.57

r =− 0.11

p = 0.57

r =− 0.01

p = 0.96

r = 0.34

p = 0.034*

r =− 0.34

p = 0.034*

r = 0.05

p = 0.74

r = 0.57

p < 0.001*

r =− 0.57

p < 0.001*

r =− 0.43

p < 0.001*

L parietal

r = 0.38

p = 0.048*

r =− 0.38

p = 0.048*

r =− 0.36

p = 0.06

r = 0.34

p = 0.035*

r =− 0.34

p = 0.035*

r = 0.52

p = 0.75

r = 0.62

p < 0.001*

r =− 0.62

p < 0.001*

r =− 0.61

p < 0.001*

R PCG

r =− 0.05

p = 0.8

r =− 0.05

p = 0.8

r =− 0.14

p = 0.49

r = 0.4

p = 0.009*

r =− 0.4

p = 0.009*

r =− 0.5

p = 0.74

r = 0.5

p < 0.001*

r =− 0.5

p < 0.001*

r =− 0.4

p = 0.001*

L PCG

r = 0.11

p = 0.56

r =− 0.11

p = 0.56

r =− 0.17

p = 0.38

r = 0.37

p = 0.024*

r =− 0.37

p = 0.024*

r =− 0.14

p = 0.49

r = 0.58

p < 0.001*

r =− 0.58

p < 0.001*

r =− 0.57

p < 0.001*

  1. r Pearson correlation coefficient, R right, L left, PCG posterior cingulate gyrus, AD Alzheimer’s disease, MCI mild cognitive impairment, rCBV relative cerebral blood volume
  2. *Statistically significant values, p < 0.05