What Is the Advantage of Using an 11-C-Acetate Isotope Versus

question 13

Multiple Choice

What is the advantage of using an 11-C-Acetate isotope versus 18F-fluoro-deoxyglucose to study myocardial metabolism?

• A) It does not rely on substrate use.
• B) It crosses the capillary membrane at a rate proportional to that of glucose.
• C) It becomes trapped in the myocardium.
• D) All of the above

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Definitions:

Alpha

A threshold value used in statistics to determine the significance level below which a null hypothesis is rejected in a hypothesis test.

Non-directional Hypothesis

A hypothesis that specifies there is a difference or relationship, but not the direction of the difference or relationship between variables.

T-statistic

A type of statistic calculated from sample data, used in hypothesis testing to determine whether to reject the null hypothesis, particularly in t-tests.

Null Hypothesis

A hypothesis that suggests there is no statistical significance between the two observed phenomena.