Table 1:

Summary statistics mean (SD) and 95% confidence interval of the SUV values (SUVmax and SUVmean) and mean tissue perfusion parameters in healthy-appearing muscle tissue and neoplastic lesions

TissueSUVmaxSUVmeanBFBVMTTPS
Muscle1.1 (± 0.43)0.93 (± 0.47)6.45 (± 2.09)1.24 (± 0.77)22.75 (± 3.31)1.68 (± 1.03)
(0.82, 1.37)(0.63, 1.23)(5.12, 7.78)(0.75, 1.73)(20.39, 25.11)(1.02, 2.34)
Tumor15.39 (± 2.54)6.56 (± 1.2)94.52 (± 16.7)5.46 (± 1.24)6.05 (± 1.38)24.11 (± 8.39)
(13.98, 16.8)(5.89, 7.22)(85.27, 103.77)(4.77, 6.14)(5.28, 6.81)(19.46, 28.76)
  • Note:—SUVmax and SUVmean indicate maximal and mean standardized uptake values of glucose (g/mL); BF, blood flow (mL/min/100 g); BV, blood volume (mL/100 g); MTT, mean transit time (s); PS, permeability (mL/min/100 g).