Table 2:

Pearson correlation coefficients between SUV values (SUV_max and SUV_mean) and mean tissue perfusion parameters in healthy-appearing muscle tissue and neoplastic lesions

	BF	BV	MTT	PS	SUV_max	SUV_mean
BF		0.91^*	−0.94^*	0.87^*	0.97^*	0.97^*
BV	0.91^*		−0.86^*	0.82^*	0.89^*	0.88^*
MTT	−0.94^*	−0.86^*		−0.84^*	−0.92^*	−0.92^*
PS	0.87^*	0.82^*	−0.84^*		0.92^*	0.89^*
SUV_max	0.97^*	0.89^*	−0.92^*	0.92^*		0.97^*
SUV_mean	0.97^*	0.88^*	−0.92^*	0.89^*	0.97^*

Note:—SUV_max and SUV_mean 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).
* Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).