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Table 3 Values of SUVs (corrected for bw, lbm, and bsa) of normal tissue (blood pool, liver, muscle, lung) of two different reconstruction (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
Normal tissue	Aortic arch	Aortic arch	Liver	Liver	Muscle	Muscle	Rt lung	Rt lung	Aortic arch	Aortic arch	Liver	Liver	Muscle	Muscle	Rt lung	Rt lung	Aortic arch	Aortic arch	Liver	Liver	Muscle	Muscle	Rt lung	Rt lung
Reconstruction	EARL	PSF	EARL	PSF	EARL	PSF	EARL	PSF	EARL	PSF	EARL	PSF	EARL	PSF	EARL	PSF	EARL	PSF	EARL	PSF	EARL	PSF	EARL	PSF
Max (SUV) value	1.71	1.85	2.34	2.59	1.04	1.13	0.6	0.66	1.39	1.5	1.9	2.1	0.84	0.92	0.49	0.53	0.04	0.05	0.06	0.07	0.03	0.03	0.02	0.02
% change	–	7.72	–	10.76	–	8.56	–	9.42	–	7.72	–	10.76	–	8.56	–	9.42	–	7.72	–	10.76	–	8.56	–	9.42
Mean (SUV) value	1.41	1.39	1.73	1.73	0.87	0.89	0.41	0.4	1.14	1.13	1.41	1.4	0.71	0.72	0.33	0.33	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.02	0.02	0.01	0.01
% change	–	−1.02	–	−0.34	–	2.22	–	−2.42	–	−1.02	–	−0.34	–	2.22	–	−2.42	–	−1.02	–	−0.34	–	2.22	–	−2.42
Median (SUV) value	1.38	1.34	1.73	1.71	0.87	0.89	0.4	0.39	1.12	1.09	1.4	1.39	0.71	0.72	0.33	0.32	0.04	0.03	0.04	0.04	0.02	0.02	0.01	0.01
% change	–	−2.52	–	−0.63	–	1.75	–	−3.23	–	−2.52	–	−0.63	–	1.75	–	−3.23	–	−2.52	–	−0.63	–	1.75	–	−3.23
Volume (ml) value	4.27	4.27	13.79	13.79	4.24	4.24	4.28	4.28	4.27	4.27	13.79	13.79	4.24	4.24	4.28	4.28	4.27	4.27	13.79	13.79	4.24	4.24	4.28	4.28

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