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Table 2 Imaging characteristics of activated BAT on 18F-FDG PET/CT and environmental factors

From: Brown adipose tissue (BAT) activation at 18F-FDG PET/CT: correlation with clinicopathological characteristics in breast cancer

Parameter

Mean ± SD

Median (range)

BAT (HU)

− 141 ± 20

− 117.5 (− 163 to − 95)

BAT highest SUVmax

13.3 ± 9.9

9.5 (2–33)

BAT TMA

79.6 ± 45

70 (6–195)

Indoor temperature (c)

18.9 ± 0.8

19 (18–20)

Outdoor temperature (c)

32.6 ± 8.3

33 (17–48)

  1. SUVmax maximum standardized uptake value, TMA total metabolic activity