Table 2.
18-F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography standardized uptake value by lesion type
| Lesion type | Range of the max SUV | Median (interquartile range) of the max SUV | Mean SUV (SD) | Proportion with max SUV > 3.0 (%) | Maximum SUV/mean blood Pool SUV Range | Maximum SUV /mean blood pool SUV median (interquartile range) | Proportion of lesions with maximum SUV > mean blood pool (maximum SUV/mean blood pool SUV > 1.0) (%) |
| Benign cystic lesions (n = 42) | 0.68-6.5 | 1.90 (1.34-3.27) | 1.38 (0.86) | 28.6 | 0.5-3.74 | 1.29 (0.76-1.94) | 64.3 |
| Hemangioma (n = 29) | 0.95-2.88 | 1.86 (1.38-2.00) | 1.14 (0.30) | 0 | 0.49-1.42 | 0.88 (0.78-1.05) | 34.5 |
| Bone infarct (n = 16) | 0.37-3.44 | 1.27 (0.95-1.80) | 0.80 (0.54) | 12.5 | 0.15-2.18 | 0.75 (0.57-1.08) | 37.5 |
| Bone island (n = 56) | 0.26-3.29 | 1.18 (0.91-1.73) | 1.04 (0.52) | 1.8 | 0.13-2.28 | 0.69 (0.53-0.98) | 25.0 |
| Enchondroma (n = 45) | 0.46-2.69 | 1.49 (1.05-1.98) | 0.93 (0.43) | 0.0 | 0.25-1.72 | 0.90 (0.58-1.15) | 42.2 |
| Fibrous dysplasia (n = 26) | 0.78-18.63 | 2.07 (1.56-3.04) | 1.80 (1.40) | 30.8 | 0.49-8.87 | 1.35 (0.89-1.93) | 69.2 |
| Osteochondroma (n = 6) | 1.11-2.56 | 1.71 (1.25-1.93) | 0.89 (0.09) | 0 | 0.64-1.50 | 0.82 (0.78-1.02) | 33.3 |
| Paget’s disease of bone (n = 20) | 0.93-5.65 | 2.59 (1.66-3.79) | 1.77 (0.82) | 45.0 | 0.70-4.30 | 1.45 (1.10-2.23) | 75.0 |
| Insufficiency fracture (n = 32) | 1.06-12.97 | 2.95 (2.05-4.09) | 1.82 (0.68) | 46.9 | 0.64-5.43 | 1.76 (1.33-2.25) | 90.6 |
| Osteomyelitis (n = 15) | 2.57-12.64 | 6.40 (3.99-8.63) | 3.77 (1.31) | 80.0 | 1.07-9.34 | 4.88 (2.34-5.88) | 100 |
Benign cystic lesions: Subchondral cysts, bone cysts, herniation pits, and geodes. SUV: Standardized uptake value.