TABLE 1.
FDG Parameters of Local Recurrence, Nodal Recurrence, Distant Metastasis, and Total Tumor Burden
| Parameter | Dead | Alive | p | ||
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| Median | Interquartile Range | Median | Interquartile Range | ||
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| Total MTV (mL) | 11.25 | 5.07–18.75 | 3.84 | 2.25–9.34 | 0.03 |
| Total TLG (g) | 59.64 | 11.93–141.50 | 8.86 | 5.70–31.27 | 0.00 |
| Primary SUVmax | 7.17 | 4.56–9.73 | 4.49 | 3.20–6.71 | 0.10 |
| Primary SUVpeak | 4.80 | 3.09–8.66 | 3.20 | 2.40–4.10 | 0.10 |
| Primary MTV (mL) | 6.17 | 1.79–11.23 | 2.80 | 2.23–5.40 | 0.24 |
| Primary TLG (g) | 24.51 | 4.49–75.66 | 8.86 | 5.47–49.69 | 0.15 |
| Lymph node SUVmax | 7.41 | 3.86–14.02 | 5.80 | 4.12–6.21 | 0.52 |
| Lymph node SUVpeak | 6.70 | 2.80–9.40 | 3.95 | 2.75–4.48 | 0.57 |
| Lymph node MTV (mL) | 4.06 | 2.21–7.85 | 4.45 | 2.21–16.71 | 0.77 |
| Lymph node TLG (g) | 19.88 | 6.08–36.84 | 13.53 | 7.50–64.12 | 0.77 |
| Metastasis SUVmax | 6.72 | 6.33–10.04 | 8.79 | 4.81–11.29 | 0.78 |
| Metastasis SUVpeak | 5.00 | 3.35–7.35 | 4.75 | 1.83–7.9 | 1.00 |
| Metastasis MTV (mL) | 14.69 | 3.06–43.41 | 2.62 | 1.74–5.17 | 0.46 |
| Metastasis TLG (g) | 90.82 | 7.36–181.50 | 13.23 | 4.81–19.66 | 0.46 |
Note—MTV = metabolic tumor volume, TLG = total lesion glycolysis, SUVmax = maximum standardized uptake value (SUV), SUVpeak = peak SUV.