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Table 1 Overview of the included groups

From: Assessing the metabolism of the olfactory circuit by use of 18F-FDG PET-CT imaging in patients suspected of suffering from Alzheimer’s disease or frontotemporal dementia

Group

Sex

(M/F)

Mean age (± SD) (years)

Amydala left

Amydala right

Hippocampus left

Hippocampus right

Insular cortex left

Insular cortex right

Olfactory cortex left

Olfactory cortex right

Thalamus left

Thalamus right

Mean SUV

Z-score

Mean SUV

Z-score

Mean SUV

Z-score

Mean SUV

Z-score

Mean SUV

Z-score

Mean SUV

Z-score

Mean SUV

Z-score

Mean SUV

Z-score

Mean SUV

Z-score

Mean SUV

Z-score

Normal metabolism (n = 20)

11/9

62.2 ± 9.4

1.40

0.4

1.35

0.6

1.40

0.1

1.34

0.3

1.84

-0.1

1.79

-0.2

1.45

-0.1

1.45

-0.2

1.97

-0.3

1.94

-0.3

bvFTD (n = 16)

12/4

67.6 ± 5.5

0.9

-1.7

0.84

-1.8

0.88

-2.2

0.89

-2.3

1.20

-2.6

1.18

-2.2

0.91

-2.3

0.89

-2.3

1.40

0.2

1.38

-0.9

AD (n = 24)

10/13

67.2 ± 8.5

1.17

1.4

1.15

1.7

1.13

-0.3

1.22

0.1

1.52

0.2

1.53

0.7

1.25

0.5

1.25

0.3

1.57

0.02

1.54

-0.3

PPA (n = 15)

8/7

70.5 ± 5.2

1.40

0.6

1.35

1.0

1.40

-1.2

1.33

-0.8

1.84

-1.4

1.79

-0.8

1.45

-0.4

1.45

-0.6

1.97

-1.5

1.94

-1.4

  1. AD = Alzheimer’s disease; bvFTD = Behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia; PPA = Primary progressive aphasia; SUV = Standardized uptake value