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Table 3 Abnormalities on brain 18F-FDG PET/CT from visual inspection

From: Typical metabolic pattern of 18F-FDG PET in Anti-NMDAR encephalitis in the acute and subacute phases and its correlation with T2 FLAIR-MRI features

Brain lobes

Hypermetabolism

Hypometabolism

B

L

R

Total(%)

B

L

R

Total(%)

FRO

8

4

8

20 (83.33%)

1

2

0

3 (12.50%)

PAR

3

3

5

11 (45.83%)

1

2

0

3 (12.50%)

TMP

1

9

9

19 (79.17%)

0

2

1

3 (12.50%)

OCC

1

1

2

4 (16.67%)

14

2

0

16 (66.67%)

INS

0

1

0

1 (4.17%)

0

0

0

0

HIP

1

1

3

5 (20.83%)

0

0

0

0

CAU

3

0

1

4 (16.67%)

0

0

0

0

PUT

5

1

1

7 (29.17%)

0

0

0

0

THA

0

1

2

3 (12.50%)

0

0

0

0

CER

0

1

0

1 (4.17%)

0

0

0

0

  1. B, bilateral; L, left; R, right
  2. FRO, frontal lobe; TMP, temporal lobe; PAR, parietal lobe; PUT, putamen; HIP, hippocampus; OCC, occipital lobe; CAU, caudate; THA, thalamus; INS, insular lobe; CER, cerebellum