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Table 3 MET PET findings in patients with newly diagnosed gliomas according to the glioma group

From: Fractal analysis of 11C-methionine PET in patients with newly diagnosed glioma

MET PET

Lower grade glioma (n = 6)

Higher grade glioma (n = 7)

Glioblastoma (n = 34)

Parameter

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

SUVmax

4.17

0.78

5.91

2.02

6.96

1.99

T/N ratio

2.95

1.75

4.08

1.93

4.94

1.49

MTV

3.28

2.91

15.05

22.26

14.07

9.99

TLMU

10.03

8.81

51.06

73.52

65.38

55.58

FD

0.000336

0.000114

0.000162

0.000067

0.000158

0.000095

  1. SUVmax maximum standardized uptake value, MTV metabolic tumor volume, TLMU total lesion MET uptake, FD fractal dimension