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Table 2 Values of SUVs (corrected for bw, lbm, and bsa) of a single lesion, large enough to be selected as target lesion per RECIST, and a whole body total glycolytic activity for tumor burden for two different reconstructions (site standard of care PSF and EARL)

From: Guidelines for quality control of PET/CT scans in a multicenter clinical study

 

body weight-corrected SUV

lbm-corrected SUV

bsa-corrected SUV

Statistic

ROI-1

ROI-1

ROI-1 bw (above 40%)

ROI-1 bw (above 40%)

Whole body (above 2.5 SUVbw)

Whole body (above 2.5 SUVbw)

ROI-1

ROI-1

ROI-1 (above 40% SUVlbm)

ROI-1 (above 40.% SUVlbm)

Whole body (above 2.5 SUVlbm)

Whole body (above 2.5 SUVlbm)

ROI-1

ROI-1

ROI-1 (above 40% SUVbsa)

ROI-1 (above 40.% SUVbsa)

Whole body (above 2.5 SUVbsa)

Whole body (above 2.5 SUVbsa)

Reconstruction

PSF

EARL

PSF

EARL

PSF

EARL

PSF

EARL

PSF

EARL

PSF

EARL

PSF

EARL

PSF

EARL

PSF

EARL

Max (SUV) value

17.34

12.26

17.34

12.26

18.04

13.07

14.08

9.95

14.08

9.95

14.64

10.61

0.44

0.31

0.44

0.31

0.46

0.33

% change

41.47

–

–

–

38.04

–

41.47

–

–

–

38.04

–

41.47

–

–

–

38.04

–

Mean (SUV) value

5.94

5.16

11.11

7.65

5.24

4.78

4.82

4.19

9.02

6.21

4.26

3.88

0.15

0.13

0.28

0.19

0.13

0.12

% change

15.14

–

–

–

9.58

–

15.14

–

–

–

9.58

–

15.14

–

–

–

9.58

–

PERCIST SUV peak

12.21

9.29

–

–

–

–

9.91

7.54

–

–

–

–

0.31

0.24

–

–

–

–

% change

31.37

–

–

–

–

–

31.37

–

–

–

–

–

31.37

–

–

–

–

–

Total glycolytic activity (SUV*ml) value

44.83

38.93

25.61

25.44

1329.13

1212.89

36.38

31.6

20.78

20.65

1078.75

984.41

1.14

0.99

0.65

0.65

33.77

30.82

% change

15.14

–

–

–

9.58

–

15.14

–

–

–

9.58

–

15.14

–

–

–

9.58

–

Volume (ml) value

7.54

7.54

2.3

3.33

253.49

253.49

7.54

7.54

2.3

3.33

253.49

253.49

7.54

7.54

2.3

3.33

253.49

253.49