| Literature DB >> 6332115 |
A A Lammertsma, D J Brooks, R P Beaney, D R Turton, M J Kensett, J D Heather, J Marshall, T Jones.
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A method is described for measuring the regional cerebral-to-large vessel haematocrit ratio using inhalation of carbon-11-labelled carbon monoxide and the intravenous injection of carbon-11-labelled methyl-albumin in combination with positron emission tomography. The mean value in a series of nine subjects was 0.69. This is approximately 20% lower than the value of 0.85 previously reported. It is concluded that previous measurements of regional cerebral blood volume using a haematocrit ratio of 0.85 will have underestimated the value of regional cerebral blood volume by 20%.Entities:
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Year: 1984 PMID: 6332115 DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.1984.47
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Cereb Blood Flow Metab ISSN: 0271-678X Impact factor: 6.200