Pseudoreference Regions for Glial Imaging with 11C-PBR28: Investigation in 2 Clinical Cohorts
Albrecht D, Normandin M, Shcherbinin S, Wooten D, Schwarz A, Zürcher N, Barth V, Guehl N, Akeju O, Atassi N, Veronese M, Turkheimer F, Hooker J, Loggia M. Pseudoreference Regions for Glial Imaging with 11C-PBR28: Investigation in 2 Clinical Cohorts. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2017, 59: 107-114. PMID: 28818984, PMCID: PMC5750517, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.116.178335.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic low back painPseudoreference regionGroup differencesDistribution volume ratioOccipital cortexArterial input functionChronic low back pain patientsAbsence of group differencesNo significant group differencesTranslocator protein imagingLow back painRegional group differencesSignificant group differencesAmyotrophic lateral sclerosisTranslocator proteinMatched healthy controlsDetect group differencesWithin-group variabilityBack painNeuroimmune activationVoxelwise analysisPET scansHealthy controlsClinical cohortDistribution volume