Table 3 SUVs in healthy organ tissues

Aortic arch

SUV max

1.63 ± 0.26

1.72 ± 0.26

< 0.0001

SUV mean

1.34 ± 0.20

1.44 ± 0.20

< 0.0001

SUV peak

1.48 ± 0.21

1.57 ± 0.21

< 0.0001

Semioval center

SUV max

2.28 ± 0.43

2.19 ± 0.39

0.04

SUV mean

1.85 ± 0.45

1.76 ± 0.37

0.003

SUV peak

2.28 ± 0.43

2.37 ± 0.47

< 0.0001

Liver

SUV max

2.25 ± 0.43

2.09 ± 0.27

< 0.0001

SUV mean

1.76 ± 0.33

1.81 ± 0.30

0.456

SUV peak

2.00 ± 0.37

1.92 ± 0.24

< 0.0001

Lung

SUV max

0.33 ± 0.30

0.31 ± 0.09

0.033

SUV mean

0.26 ± 0.23

0.24 ± 0.07

< 0.0001

SUV peak

0.31 ± 0.27

0.29 ± 0.08

0.006

Left ventricle

SUV max

1.62 ± 0.29

1.64 ± 0.27

0.19

SUV mean

1.32 ± 0.24

1.41 ± 0.27

< 0.0001

SUV peak

1.59 ± 0.32

1.63 ± 0.30

0.006

Parotid gland

SUV max

1.33 ± 0.37

1.49 ± 0.43

< 0.0001

SUV mean

1.11 ± 0.30

1.20 ± 0.33

< 0.0001

SUV peak

1.22 ± 0.34

1.30 ± 0.37

< 0.0001

Quadriceps muscle

SUV max

0.64 ± 0.16

0.67 ± 0.17

< 0.0001

SUV mean

0.50 ± 0.12

0.54 ± 0.12

< 0.0001

SUV peak

0.58 ± 0.13

0.60 ± 0.13

< 0.0001

Spleen

SUV max

1.87 ± 0.30

1.92 ± 0.31

0.023

SUV mean

1.59 ± 0.26

1.30 ± 0.37

< 0.0001

SUV peak

1.70 ± 0.26

1.69 ± 0.24

< 0.0001