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. 2023 May 25;13:50. doi: 10.1186/s13550-023-00999-y
Mean (SD) Difference Adjusted p p
PMT-based PET SiPM-based PET
Aorta SUVmean
VP4 0.96 (0.16) 1.12 (0.22) − 0.15 0.23 0.037
SVP1 1.06 (0.28) 1.16 (0.29) − 0.1 0.798 0.359
SVP2 1.05 (0.16) 1.15 (0.2) − 0.11 0.49 0.124
SVP3 1.07 (0.14) 1.14 (0.17) − 0.08 0.558 0.179
SVP4 1.03 (0.12) 1.12 (0.15) − 0.09 0.386 0.077
QC4 1.04 (0.15) 1.13 (0.18) − 0.1 0.49 0.126
SQC1 1.03 (0.2) 1.21 (0.26) − 0.18 0.23 0.038
SQC2 1.04 (0.12) 1.18 (0.18) − 0.14 0.185 0.024
SQC3 1.06 (0.12) 1.15 (0.17) − 0.1 0.386 0.082
SQC4 1.04 (0.12) 1.15 (0.16) − 0.11 0.275 0.049
Liver SUVmean
VP4 4.57 (1.42) 5.46 (1.79) − 0.88 0.493 0.147
SVP1 4.82 (1.44) 5.69 (1.78) − 0.87 0.493 0.152
SVP2 4.94 (1.76) 5.66 (1.86) − 0.51 0.645 0.263
SVP3 4.81 (1.5) 5.69 (1.92) − 0.61 0.581 0.202
SVP4 4.83 (1.52) 5.70 (1.91) − 0.57 0.595 0.217
QC4 4.7 (1.37) 5.44 (1.77) − 0.48 0.734 0.309
SQC1 4.87 (1.45) 5.67 (1.77) − 0.8 0.571 0.188
SQC2 4.83 (1.47) 5.67 (1.86) − 0.55 0.595 0.221
SQC3 4.82 (1.49) 5.70 (1.87) − 0.88 0.526 0.165
SQC4 4.86 (1.49) 5.73 (1.92) − 0.55 0.595 0.217
Gluteal SUVmean
VP4 0.34 (0.05) 0.43 (0.09) − 0.09 0.09 0.003
SVP1 0.32 (0.05) 0.42 (0.12) − 0.1 0.09 0.006
SVP2 0.31 (0.05) 0.38 (0.09) − 0.07 0.144 0.017
SVP3 0.32 (0.06) 0.39 (0.09) − 0.07 0.125 0.013
SVP4 0.31 (0.05) 0.39 (0.08) − 0.08 0.09 0.005
QC4 0.34 (0.04) 0.43 (0.08) − 0.09 0.09 0.001
SQC1 0.31 (0.05) 0.40 (0.09) − 0.09 0.09 0.003
SQC2 0.32 (0.05) 0.40 (0.09) − 0.08 0.09 0.006
SQC3 0.32 (0.06) 0.39 (0.09) − 0.07 0.144 0.017
SQC4 0.31 (0.05) 0.39 (0.09) − 0.08 0.09 0.006
Lesion SUVmax
VP4 6.74 (3.7) 8.36 (6.45) − 0.4 0.99 0.896
SVP1 5.13 (3.32) 7.95 (7) − 1.79 0.636 0.254
SVP2 5.62 (3.61) 7.72 (6.57) − 1.19 0.926 0.508
SVP3 5.75 (3.04) 7.54 (6.4) − 0.66 0.993 0.702
SVP4 5.49 (3.23) 7.64 (6.26) − 0.87 0.946 0.602
QC4 8.94 (6.15) 8.89 (6.8) − 0.09 0.99 0.99
SQC1 7.47 (5.28) 8.93 (7.69) − 1.04 0.993 0.702
SQC2 7.03 (5.04) 7.92 (7.26) − 0.49 0.99 0.771
SQC3 7.46 (4.97) 7.72 (7.04) 0.34 0.99 0.972
SQC4 7.26 (4.91) 7.52 (6.86) 0.38 0.99 0.917
SBR = Lesion SUVmax/gluteal SUVmean
VP4 20.77 (10.9) 20.12 (16.23) 2.17 0.926 0.556
SVP1 16.99 (10.22) 20.47 (17.97) − 0.86 0.99 0.771
SVP2 18.86 (11.84) 21.97 (19.44) − 0.27 0.99 0.972
SVP3 19.18 (10.05) 21.91 (22.56) 0.31 0.99 0.862
SVP4 18.42 (10.44) 20.81 (18.34) 0.26 0.99 0.972
QC4 27 (18.38) 21.47 (16.91) 4.71 0.946 0.602
SQC1 24.64 (15.85) 23.41 (19.86) 2.1 0.946 0.602
SQC2 23.68 (17.09) 21.27 (19.79) 2.63 0.946 0.582
SQC3 24.67 (16.48) 22.02 (23.26) 3.17 0.89 0.464
SQC4 24.34 (16.67) 21.18 (22) 3.25 0.926 0.554