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Published in final edited form as: J Thorac Oncol. 2013 Apr;8(4):10.1097/JTO.0b013e3182835549. doi: 10.1097/JTO.0b013e3182835549

Table 4.

Association Between SUV and WHO Classification Type (Thymoma Only)

SUV	WHO Classification				p-value
	A-B2 (n=29)		B3 (n=7)
	Mean (SD)	Range	Mean (SD)	Range
Primary tumor SUVmax	5.57 (4.07)	1.50–25.20	9.14 (3.91)	5.00–15.50	0.0062
Primary tumor SUVpeak	4.89 (3.77)	1.50–23.20	8.14 (3.51)	4.60–14.00	0.0040
Primary tumor SUVmean	3.42 (2.47)	1.00–15.20	5.60 (2.34)	3.10–9.70	0.0054
Total tumor volume of SUV 45% (cm³)	166.41 (257.12)	6.10–1076.00	171.79 (202.49)	10.80 – 564.50	0.7796
Total volume above SUV 3.5 (cm³)	113.45 (279.90)	0.0–1378.20	220.31 (299.14)	6.70 – 773.20	0.0408

SUV, standardized uptake value; SD, standard deviation