Table 2.
This table shows the mean standardized uptake values (SUV) of the liver parenchyma, aortic blood pool, and skeletal muscle with their corresponding tissue-to-blood ratios (TBR), as well as the time corrected liver-to-blood-ratio (LBR) for patients with normal liver parenchyma and patients with different stages of liver fibrosis according to the METAVIR classification
| Mean SUV blood | Mean SUV liver | Mean SUV muscle | TBRLiver | TBRMuscle | LBR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No liver fibrosis (F0, n = 6) |
1.72 ± 0.23 | 1.76 ± 0.31 | 0.77 ± 0.20 | 1.04 ± 0.23 | 0.44 ± 0.08 | 1.08 ± 0.23 |
| Mild liver fibrosis (F1, n = 11) |
1.75 ± 0.31 | 2.31 ± 0.31 | 0.74 ± 0.25 | 1.35 ± 0.25 | 0.42 ± 0.16 | 1.44 ± 0.27 |
| Advanced liver fibrosis (F2, n = 6) |
1.45 ± 0.46 | 2.64 ± 0.36 | 0.58 ± 0.07 | 1.93 ± 0.40 | 0.43 ± 0.09 | 2.00 ± 0.40 |
| Severe liver fibrosis (F3, n = 5) |
1.75 ± 0.33 | 2.62 ± 0.29 | 0.72 ± 0.18 | 1.55 ± 0.23 | 0.41 ± 0.06 | 1.53 ± 0.20 |
| Liver cirrhosis (F4, n = 11) |
1.90 ± 0.22 | 2.49 ± 0.24 | 0.68 ± 0.10 | 1.32 ± 0.15 | 0.36 ± 0.05 | 1.32 ± 0.14 |