Table 3.

Best separators for semi-quantitative values with values of sensitivity and specificity

	Threshold	Sensitivity	Specificity
SUVmax SA/L-SUVmax	0.66	86%	80%
SUVmax AT/L-SUVmax	1.00	88%	92%
SUVmax IA/L-SUVmax	0.83	98%	86%
SUVmax SA/L-SUVmean	0.88	86%	80%
SUVmax AT/L-SUVmean	1.30	88%	92%
SUVmax IA/ L-SUVmean	1.11	96%	90%

SUV Standardized uptake value, L-SUV to-liver normalized standardized uptake value, SA supra-aortic vessels, TA thoracic aorta, IA infra-aortic vessels