In vivo imaging of cerebral glucose metabolism informs on subacute to chronic post-stroke tissue status – A pilot study combining PET and deuterium metabolic imaging
Meerwaldt A, Straathof M, Oosterveld W, van Heijningen C, van Leent M, Toner Y, Munitz J, Teunissen A, Daemen C, van der Toorn A, van Vliet G, van Tilborg G, De Feyter H, de Graaf R, Hol E, Mulder W, Dijkhuizen R. In vivo imaging of cerebral glucose metabolism informs on subacute to chronic post-stroke tissue status – A pilot study combining PET and deuterium metabolic imaging. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 2023, 43: 778-790. PMID: 36606595, PMCID: PMC10108187, DOI: 10.1177/0271678x221148970.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransient middle cerebral artery occlusionPositron emission tomographyGlucose metabolismPost-ischemic brain tissueMiddle cerebral artery occlusionFDG positron emission tomographyFluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomographyMetabolic imagingSignificant glial activationAcute ischemic strokeCerebral artery occlusionCerebral energy metabolismDeuterium metabolic imagingActive glucose metabolismGlial activationRecanalization therapyArtery occlusionIschemic strokeStroke severityCerebral perfusionC57BL/6 micePoor outcomeElevated lactate productionPathophysiological changesBaseline values