Table 2:

Means (SD, range) and intraclass coefficients for baseline and intratreatment SUV differences

Baseline ΔSUVIntratreatment ΔSUVBaseline %ΔSUVIntratreatment %ΔSUVP ValueaICC of SUV1 and 2bICC of SUV2 and 3b
Primary tumor
    SUVmax2.13 (2.65)−2.92 (4.43)12.6 (9.2)15.2 (22.4).560.94 (0.76–0.97)0.67 (0.27–0.87)
    SUVmean1.27 (1.77)−1.06 (2.24)11.4 (10.5)9.9 (22.6).810.91 (0.76–0.97)0.67 (0.26–0.87)
Nodal metastasis
    SUVmax0.87 (0.61)−1.84 (2.62)7.6 (5.2)14.5 (21.6).250.95 (0.86–0.98)0.57 (0.11–0.83)
    SUVmean0.61 (0.46)−1.29 (1.47)9.4 (8.0)15.1 (21.8).300.93 (0.81–0.97)0.46 (-0.03–0.78)
  • a P value for the paired test of whether the baseline %ΔSUV is different from the intratreatment %ΔSUV.

  • b SUV1 and 2 represent baseline-baseline ICC. SUV 2 and 3 represent baseline-intratreatment ICC.