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. 2025 Aug 22;16:448. doi: 10.1186/s13287-025-04533-w

Table 2.

Differential analysis of PET texture between the young and elderly rhesus macaque groups

Organ Radiomics Feature(RF) Young Elderly P_value Analysis
Brain SHAPE_Sphericity[onlyFor3DROI] 0.707 ± 0.010 0.735 ± 0.012 0.006 LSD
R-Fat CONVENTIONAL_TLG(mL)[onlyForPETorNM] 1.025 ± 0.613 2.408 ± 0.817 0.018 LSD
DISCRETIZED_TLG(mL)[onlyForPETorNM] 3.217(2.032,6.155) 9.213(7.095,10.911) 0.018 M-W U
SHAPE_Volume(mL) 1.325(0.97,1.669) 2.778(2.387,3.245) 0.006 M-W U
SHAPE_Volume(vx) 166(121,209) 348(299,407) 0.006 M-W U
SHAPE_Sphericity[onlyFor3DROI]) 0.46(0.458,0.549) 0.415(0.402,0.442) 0.028 M-W U
SHAPE_Surface(mm2)[onlyFor3DROI] 1194 ± 317 2346 ± 468 0 LSD
GLRLM_RLNU 85(67,102) 170(128,200) 0.018 M-W U
NGLDM_Coarseness 0.053 ± 0.014 0.028 ± 0.007 0.01 LSD
GLZLM_GLNU 3.364(2.929,4) 4.776(4.498,5.058) 0.018 M-W U
GLCM_Correlation 0.431 ± 0.143 0.596 ± 0.141 0.023 LSD
L-Fat CONVENTIONAL_TLG(mL)[onlyForPETorNM] 1.066(0.607,1.643) 2.462(1.927,2.927) 0.018 M-W U
DISCRETIZED_TLG(mL)[onlyForPETorNM] 4.064(2.431,6.083) 9.349(7.303,11.129) 0.018 M-W U
SHAPE_Volume(mL) 1.289 ± 0.322 3.048 ± 0.832 0.006 LSD
SHAPE_Volume(vx) 161 ± 40 382 ± 104 0.045 LSD
Thyroid CONVENTIONAL_SUVbwQ2 0.588(0.0.535,0.673) 0.901(0.683,0.995) 0.018 M-W U
R-Lung CONVENTIONAL_TLG(mL)[onlyForPETorNM] 50(36,59) 69(66,91) 0.006 M-W U
DISCRETIZED_TLG(mL)[onlyForPETorNM] 229(155,258) 294(289,368) 0.006 M-W U
SHAPE_Surface(mm2)[onlyFor3DROI] 21,630 ± 6141 27,464 ± 2944 0.023 LSD
L-Lung SHAPE_Volume(mL) 109(106,139) 172(155,186) 0.017 M-W U
SHAPE_Volume(vx) 2501(2443,3196) 3966(3564,4283) 0.017 M-W U
SHAPE_Surface(mm2)[onlyFor3DROI] 21,456 ± 2862 27,197 ± 2295 0.011 LSD
SHAPE_Compacity[onlyFor3DROI] 5.55 ± 0.532 6.305 ± 0.432 0.028 LSD
GLRLM_GLNU 436(390,481) 580(484,622) 0.018 M-W U
GLZLM_LZHGE 85,839(51603,211465) 345,988(176262,468263) 0.045 M-W U
NGLDM_Busyness 14.147 ± 7.690 24.213 ± 10.298 0.041 LSD
Stomach CONVENTIONAL_SUVbwKurtosis 2.224 ± 0.636 3.263 ± 0.769 0.041 LSD
CONVENTIONAL_SUVbwExcessKurtosis -0.776 ± 0.636 0.263 ± 0.769 0.041 LSD
SHAPE_Volume(mL) 0.391(0.283,2.021) 2.347(2.032,3.673) 0.045 M-W U
L-Kidney GLRLM_RLNU 111(65,167) 194(157,362) 0.045 M-W U
L4 GLZLM_GLNU 2.137 ± 0.595 4.056 ± 1.135 0.006 LSD
Thymus > 0.05
Aorta > 0.05
Left Ventricular > 0.05
Liver > 0.05
Pancreas > 0.05
R-Kidney > 0.05
Spleen > 0.05