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. 2012 Nov 17;47(1):36–43. doi: 10.1007/s13139-012-0181-5

Table 2.

Reduction rate of 18F-FDG PET indices in responders and nonresponders

Indices Reduction rate % P value
Total (N = 24) Responders (n = 10) Nonresponders (n = 14)
SUVmax 55.1 ± 23.9 72.8 ± 23.2 53.6 ± 25.7 0.08
MTV 86.6 ± 15.9 98.3 ± 1.4 78.1 ± 16.3 0.0007
TLG 88.8 ± 15.0 98.9 ± 0.9 81.5 ± 16.1 0.002

18 F-FDG PET 18F- fluorodeoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography; SUVmax Maximum standardized uptake value; MTV metabolic tumor volume; TLG total lesion glycolysis