Table 2.

SUV_max in high- and low-grade NHL before and after treatment (mean±SD)

NHL	SUVmax	SUVmax
grade	before treatment	after treatment
		Biopsy positive	Biopsy negative
High grade	11.22±5.79	9.42±6.27	2.21±0.78ac
	(n = 15)	(n = 14)	(n = 3)
Low grade	8.57±2.47	3.76±2.08	3.03±0.89
	(n = 2)	(n = 5)	(n = 2)

n, number of patients.

^aP<0.05 vs SUV_max in high grade NHL before treatment;

^cP<0.05 vs SUV_max with biopsy positive after treatment.