Table 1.

¹⁸F-FDG uptake in the nasopharynx

Group	Min (%ID/mL)	Max (%ID/mL)	Average (%ID/mL)	Volume (ccm)
Control	0.33 ± 0.03	1.09 ± 0.26	0.67 ± 0.06	0.0053 ± 0.00047
DMSO	0.29 ± 0.03	1.18 ± 0.31	0.71 ± 0.08	0.0055 ± 0.00050
DNP	0.38 ± 0.09	2.77 ± 1.15**	1.06 ± 0.29*	0.0043 ± 0.00047

^* indicates p < 0.05; ^** indicates p < 0.01. Final sample sizes for PET-CT analysis: Control group (n = 5), DMSO group (n = 6), DNP group (n = 8). All surviving animals completed PET-CT scanning at the 12-month endpoint. Statistical analysis was performed by one-way ANOVA followed by LSD post-hoc test