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The use of fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography for imaging human motor neuronal activation in the brain

  • Authors:
    • Kisoo Pahk
    • Kun‑Woo Park
    • Sung Bom Pyun
    • Jae Sung Lee
    • Sungeun Kim
    • Jae Gol Choe
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  • Published online on: October 6, 2015     https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2015.2788
  • Pages: 2126-2130
  • Copyright: © Pahk et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

The present study aimed to visualize human motor neuronal activation in the brain using fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET), and to develop an FDG-PET procedure for imaging neuronal activation. A male volunteer underwent 20 min periods of rest and motor activation, whilst being assessed using FDG-PET on two consecutive days. The motor task, which involved repetitively grasping and releasing the right hand, was performed during the initial 5 min of the activation period. Subtraction of the rest period signal from the activation PET images was performed using the subtraction ictal single‑photon emission computed tomography co‑registered to magnetic resonance imaging method. The subtracted image detected activation of the contralateral (left) primary motor cortex, supplementary motor area, and ipsilateral (right) cerebellum. In the present study, FDG-PET detected significantly increased motor-associated activation of the brain in a subject performing a motor task.

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Pahk K, Park KW, Pyun SB, Lee JS, Kim S and Choe JG: The use of fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography for imaging human motor neuronal activation in the brain. Exp Ther Med 10: 2126-2130, 2015.
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Pahk, K., Park, K., Pyun, S.B., Lee, J.S., Kim, S., & Choe, J.G. (2015). The use of fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography for imaging human motor neuronal activation in the brain. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 10, 2126-2130. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2015.2788
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Pahk, K., Park, K., Pyun, S. B., Lee, J. S., Kim, S., Choe, J. G."The use of fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography for imaging human motor neuronal activation in the brain". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 10.6 (2015): 2126-2130.
Chicago
Pahk, K., Park, K., Pyun, S. B., Lee, J. S., Kim, S., Choe, J. G."The use of fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography for imaging human motor neuronal activation in the brain". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 10, no. 6 (2015): 2126-2130. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2015.2788