Reproducibility of the /sup 133/Xe inhalation technique in resting studies: task order and sex related effects in healthy young adults

Journal Article · Tue Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1987 · J. Cereb. Blood Flow Metab.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/jcbfm.1987.124· OSTI ID:5509507

Warach, S; Gur, R C; Gur, R E; Skolnick, B E; Obrist, W D; Reivich, M

Repeated applications of the /sup 133/Xe inhalation technique for measuring regional CBF (rCBF) were made during consecutive resting conditions in a sample of young healthy subjects. Subjects were grouped by order and by sex (nine had resting studies as the initial two measurements in a series of four measurement (six men, three women) and six had these measurements later (two men, four women)). Three flow parameters were examined: f1 (fast flow) and IS (initial slope) for gray matter CBF, and CBF-15 for mean CBF (gray and white matter over 15-min integration), as well as w1, the percentage of tissue with fast clearing characteristics. With all groups combined, there were no significant differences between the two resting measurements, and high test-retest correlations were obtained for the flow parameters and w1. Analyses by order and sex grouping revealed, for the flow parameters, significant interactions of test-retest difference with order. Repeated initial studies showed reduced CBF from the first to second measurement, whereas resting studies performed later in the series showed no reduction. Interactions for test-retest difference with sex indicated that reduced CBF in serial measures was more pronounced for women. No hemispheric or regional specificity to account for these effects was found. Correction for PaCO/sub 2/ differences did not alter these results. The results resemble data regarding habituation effects measured for other psychophysiologic measures, and suggest that reduction in CBF for consecutive measurements made on the same day may reflect habituation. This underscores the importance of controlling for effects of habituation on serial measurements of CBF and metabolism.

• Research Organization: Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (United States)
• OSTI ID: 5509507
• Journal Information: J. Cereb. Blood Flow Metab.; (United States), Vol. 7:6
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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