Table 1:

Measurements of absolute CBFmax and rCBFmax in each type of pathologic tumor

Grade/HistologyNo.CBFmax (mL/100 g/min)rCBFmax
TumorContralateral
Grade II (n = 13)
    Astrocytoma575.4 ± 10.2a,b83.2 ± 3.900.91 ± 0.18c,d
    Oligoastrocytoma474.8 ± 12.1a,b93.2 ± 28.80.83 ± 0.16c,d
    Oligodendroglioma4109.8 ± 47.8e80.0 ± 9.61.38 ± 0.59e,f
Grade III (n = 17)
    Anaplastic astrocytoma6127.2 ± 84.8e78.0 ± 23.61.51 ± 0.68e,f
    Anaplastic oligoastrocytoma7125.1 ± 71.9e82.4 ± 8.91.54 ± 0.88e,f
    Anaplastic oligodendroglioma4212.5 ± 87.578.8 ± 16.62.75 ± 1.02
Grade IV (n = 28)
    Glioblastoma28171.5 ± 58.777.0 ± 10.92.25 ± 0.79

  • ↵a P < .01, compared with glioblastoma.

  • ↵b P < .01, compared with anaplastic oligoastrocytoma.

  • ↵c P < .001, compared with glioblastoma.

  • ↵d P < .001, compared with anaplastic oligoastrocytoma.

  • ↵e P < .05, compared with anaplastic oligoastrocytoma.

  • ↵f P < .05, compared with glioblastoma.