Table 2.
Minimum (Min), first (Q1), second (Q2), and third (Q3) quartile, and maximum (Max) of the nSUV distribution obtained with the 5 mm/10 mm/20 mm shell thickness expansion.
| nSUV distribution5 mm shell thickness | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Min | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Max | |
| All | 89 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 10.9 |
| Bone | 31 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 9.2 |
| Spine | 24 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 6.7 |
| Lung | 18 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 6.3 |
| Nodes | 16 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 5.9 | 10.9 |
| 10 mm shell thickness | ||||||
| n | Min | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Max | |
| All | 89 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 5.7 | 12.0 |
| Bone | 31 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 6.1 | 10.9 |
| Spine | 24 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 8.3 |
| Lung | 18 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 7.8 |
| Nodes | 16 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 7.4 | 12.0 |
| 20 mm shell thickness | ||||||
| n | Min | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Max | |
| All | 89 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 6.4 | 12.5 |
| Bone | 31 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 7.0 | 12.5 |
| Spine | 24 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 9.1 |
| Lung | 18 | 3.4 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 7.3 | 8.6 |
| Nodes | 16 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 7.1 | 10.9 |