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Table 3. Five-point Deauville criteria.

Score	Deauville criteria
1	No increased FDG uptake above background
2	FDG uptake ≤ mediastinum
3	FDG uptake > mediastinum but ≤ liver
4	FDG uptake moderately higher than liver
5	FDG uptake markedly higher than liver and/or new lesions
X	New areas of FDG uptake unlikely to be related to lymphoma