Table 1.

Hepatic and splenic Ki/V(0), glucose uptake rates (MRglu), SUV_max and b/A in groups 1 to 4 (n = 59)

Group (n)	Ki/V(0)		MRglu		SUVmax		b/A
	ml/min/100 ml		μmol/min/100 ml				%/min
	Liver	Spleen	Liver	Spleen	Liver	Spleen
1. (13)	0.37 (0.20)	1.01 (0.59)*	2.4 (1.6)	6.4 (4.2)*	3.3 (0.7)	2.7 (0.8)¶	-0.52 (0.55)*
2. (8)	0.32 (0.23)	0.49 (0.23)	1.6 (1.3)	2.7 (1.3)	3.4 (1.0)	2.3 (0.6)	-0.15 (0.15)
3. (25)	0.42 (0.21)	0.52 (0.26)	2.5 (1.3)	3.1 (1.8)	3.2 (0.7)	2.3 (0.5)	-0.12 (0.23)
4. (13)	0.33 (0.20)	0.50 (0.30)	2.0 (1.4)	3.0 (2.0)	3.1 (0.6)	2.3 (0.5)	-0.22 (0.34)

Group 1 significantly higher compared with groups 2-4 combined

^*P<0.001;

^¶P = 0.03.

Group 1: active LPD (abnormal PET/CT); group 2: inactive LPD (normal PET/CT); group 3: abnormal PET/CT (not LPD); group 4: normal PET/CT (no history of LPD).