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Table 4 Mean values for percent of change of metabolic tumor burden as well as SUVmax of liver, blood pool, brain and muscle in different response groups

From: Influence of metabolic tumor burden on reference tissues’ standardized uptake values in 18F-FDG PET/CT sequential imaging

 

Progression group N = 54

Regression group N = 131

Resolution group N = 15

Mean % of change in all different tumors N = 200

MTB

1249.38

− 88.33

− 100

Liver SUVmax

− 10.62

6.79

11.05

Blood pool SUVmax

− 10.08

7.16

14.87

Brain SUVmax

− 17.89

14.55

18.49

Muscle SUVmax

− 3.85

0.31

− 5.57

 

Progression group N = 11 (20%)

Regression group N = 37 (68%)

Resolution group N = 6 (12%)

Mean % of change in lymphoma cases N = 54

MTB

1933.66

− 93.16

− 100.00

Liver SUVmax

− 8.15

9.11

1.90

Blood pool SUVmax

− 7.99

11.50

2.78

Brain SUVmax

− 13.55

13.24

20.74

Muscle SUVmax

− 3.05

3.80

− 11.93