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. 2013 Sep 12;2(5):725–733. doi: 10.1002/cam4.119

Cut-offs used to define site-specific tertiles

First tertile Second tertile
Bone
SUV (gram/mL) 6.0 9.7
MTV (cm3) 4.7 10.2
TLG (gram) 18.8 54.7
LN
SUV 6.3 10.4
MTV 3.6 7.9
TLG 14.6 41.2
Liver
SUV 6.2 12.8
MTV 7.9 15.3
TLG 32.3 100.6
Lung
SUV 4.1 8.1
MTV 2.3 5.2
TLG 5.2 19.3

SUV, standardized uptake value; MTV, metabolic tumor volume; TLG, total lesion glycolysis; LN, lymph node.