Series	Mean SUV	Difference in SUV	CI 95% of the difference	Adjusted p	Bias
QC4
Aorta background SUVmean	1.09
Liver background SUVmean	5.07
Gluteal background SUVmean	0.39
Aorta background SUVmax	1.27
Liver background SUVmax	5.83
Gluteal background SUVmax	0.61
SQC1
Aorta background SUVmean	1.12	0.04	(− 0.02–0.09)	0.238	2.8%
Liver background SUVmean	5.27	0.22	(0.14–0.29)	0.001	3.9%
Gluteal background SUVmean	0.36	− 0.03	(− 0.04–0.01)	< 0.001	− 7.7%
Aorta background SUVmax	1.37	0.10	(0.02–0.18)	0.019	7.8%
Liver background SUVmax	6.42	0.51	(0.37–0.66)	< 0.001	10.1%
Gluteal background SUVmax	0.65	0.03	(− 0.03–0.8)	0.332	6.6%
SQC2
Aorta background SUVmean	1.11	0.02	(0–0.05)	0.105	1.8%
Liver background SUVmean	5.25	0.21	(0.15–0.27)	0.001	3.6%
Gluteal background SUVmean	0.36	− 0.03	(− 0.04–0.01)	< 0.001	− 7.7%
Aorta background SUVmax	1.27	0.00	(− 0.03–0.03)	0.883	0%
Liver background SUVmax	6.03	0.20	(0.12–0.26)	0.001	3.4%
Gluteal background SUVmax	0.53	− 0.08	(− 0.11–0.04)	< 0.001	− 13.1%
SQC3
Aorta background SUVmean	1.11	0.02	(− 0.01–0.04)	0.19	1.8%
Liver background SUVmean	5.26	0.23	(0.17–0.27)	0.001	3.7%
Gluteal background SUVmean	0.36	− 0.03	(− 0.04–0.02)	0.001	− 7.7%
Aorta background SUVmax	1.22	− 0.04	(− 0.08–0)	0.04	− 3.4%
Liver background SUVmax	5.93	0.10	(0.04–0.17)	0.008	1.7%
Gluteal background SUVmax	0.49	− 0.12	(− 0.16–0.09)	< 0.001	− 19.6%
SQC4
Aorta background SUVmean	1.09	0.01	(− 0.02–0.03)	0.527	0%
Liver background SUVmean	5.30	0.26	(0.2–0.33)	0.001	4.5%
Gluteal background SUVmean	0.35	− 0.03	(− 0.04–0.02)	< 0.001	− 10.3%
Aorta background SUVmax	1.20	− 0.07	(− 0.1–0.04)	< 0.001	− 5.5%
Liver background SUVmax	5.89	0.06	(0.01–0.12)	0.04	1%
Gluteal background SUVmax	0.48	− 0.13	(− 0.17–0.1)	< 0.001	− 21.3%
VP4
Aorta background SUVmean	1.04
Liver background SUVmean	5.03
Gluteal background SUVmean	0.39
Aorta background SUVmax	1.34
Liver background SUVmax	6.49
Gluteal background SUVmax	0.69
SVP1
Aorta background SUVmean	1.11	0.07	(− 0.01–0.15)	0.115	6.7%
Liver background SUVmean	5.25	0.23	(0.15–0.31)	< 0.001	4.4%
Gluteal background SUVmean	0.37	− 0.02	(− 0.04–0)	0.04	− 5.1%
Aorta background SUVmax	1.41	0.08	(− 0.05–0.19)	0.228	5.2%
Liver background SUVmax	7.11	0.64	(0.39–0.87)	< 0.001	9.5%
Gluteal background SUVmax	0.66	− 0.03	(− 0.07–0.01)	0.228	− 4.3%
SVP2
Aorta background SUVmean	1.10	0.06	(0.01–0.1)	0.018	5.8%
Liver background SUVmean	5.30	0.23	(0.16–0.29)	< 0.001	5.3%
Gluteal background SUVmean	0.35	− 0.04	(− 0.05–0.02)	< 0.001	− 10.3%
Aorta background SUVmax	1.33	− 0.01	(− 0.09–0.06)	0.777	− 0.7%
Liver background SUVmax	6.52	0.09	(0.07–0.21)	0.267	0.4%
Gluteal background SUVmax	0.55	− 0.14	(− 0.17–0.01)	< 0.001	− 20.2%
SVP3
Aorta background SUVmean	1.10	0.07	(0.03–0.1)	0.006	5.8%
Liver background SUVmean	5.25	0.25	(0.19–0.3)	< 0.001	4.4%
Gluteal background SUVmean	0.35	− 0.04	(− 0.05–0.02)	< 0.001	− 10.3%
Aorta background SUVmax	1.29	− 0.05	(− 0.11–0.01)	0.142	− 3.7%
Liver background SUVmax	6.28	− 0.6	(− 0.33–0)	0.069	− 3.2%
Gluteal background SUVmax	0.52	− 0.18	(− 0.22–0.13)	< 0.001	− 24.6%
SVP4
Aorta background SUVmean	1.07	0.03	(0–0.07)	0.095	2.9%
Liver background SUVmean	5.27	0.26	(0.21–0.32)	< 0.001	4.8%
Gluteal background SUVmean	0.35	− 0.03	(− 0.04–0.02)	< 0.001	− 10.3%
Aorta background SUVmax	1.22	− 0.11	(− 0.18–0.05)	0.002	− 8.9%
Liver background SUVmax	6.28	− 0.22	(− 0.3–0.13)	< 0.001	− 3.2%
Gluteal background SUVmax	0.50	− 0.19	(− 0.22–0.16)	< 0.001	− 27.5%

Difference = gold standard—study series; Bias = (study series—gold standard)/gold standard