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Fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (<jats:sup>18<\/jats:sup>F-FDG PET) could detect neuronal function and activity of the injured brain, while MR spectroscopy provides complementary information and assesses metabolic irregularities following injury. This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of combining <jats:sup>18<\/jats:sup>F-FDG PET with MR spectroscopy to evaluate acute and subacute metabolic cerebral alterations caused by blast-induced mTBI. Thirty-two adult male Sprague\u2013Dawley rats were exposed to a single blast (mTBI group) and 32 rats were not exposed to the blast (sham group), followed by <jats:sup>18<\/jats:sup>F-FDG PET, MRI, and histological evaluation at baseline, 1\u20133 h, 1 day, and 7 days post-injury in three separate cohorts. <jats:sup>18<\/jats:sup>F-FDG uptake showed a transient increase in the amygdala and somatosensory cortex, followed by a gradual return to baseline from day 1 to 7 days post-injury and a continuous rise in the motor cortex. In contrast, decreased <jats:sup>18<\/jats:sup>F-FDG uptake was seen in the midbrain structures (inferior and superior colliculus). Analysis of MR spectroscopy showed that inflammation marker myo-inositol (Ins), oxidative stress marker glutamine + glutamate (Glx), and hypoxia marker lactate (Lac) levels markedly elevated over time in the somatosensory cortex, while the major osmolyte taurine (Tau) level immediately increased at 1\u20133 h and 1 day, and then returned to sham level on 7 days post-injury, which could be due to the disruption of the blood\u2013brain barrier. Increased <jats:sup>18<\/jats:sup>F-FDG uptake and elevated Ins and Glx levels over time were confirmed by histology analysis which showed increased microglial activation and gliosis in the frontal cortex. 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