Non-invasive assessment of stimulation-specific changes in cerebral glucose metabolism with functional PET.
Godber Mathis GodbersenPia FalbSebastian KlugLeo R SilberbauerMurray Bruce ReedLukas NicsMarcus HackerRupert LanzenbergerAndreas HahnPublished in: European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging (2024)
The non-invasive method reliably estimates task-specific changes in glucose metabolism without blood sampling. This streamlines fPET, albeit with the trade-off of being unable to quantify baseline metabolism. The simplification enhances its applicability in research and clinical settings.