Table 3.
Results of the assessments of maximal and mean standardized uptake value (SUV) of primary tumor and mean SUV of soft tissue obtained from 18-fluorine-labeled fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (18F-FDG-PET) images in patients (1–10) with squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue
| No. of pts | Tumor SUVmax | Tumor SUVmean | Soft tissue SUVmean | Tumor SUVmax/soft tissue index | Tumor SUVmean/soft tissue index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12.3 | 7.26 | 0.44 | 27.95 | 16.5 |
| 2 | 8.05 | 5.1 | 0.5 | 16.1 | 10.2 |
| 3 | 9.71 | 5.63 | 0.6 | 16.18 | 9.38 |
| 4 | 13.7 | 8.73 | 0.52 | 26.35 | 16.79 |
| 5 | 20.6 | 12.4 | 0.67 | 30.75 | 18.51 |
| 6 | 8.47 | 5.43 | 0.39 | 21.72 | 13.92 |
| 7 | 4.66 | 2.61 | 0.49 | 9.51 | 5.33 |
| 8 | 9.26 | 5.09 | 0.54 | 17.15 | 9.43 |
| 9 | 12.1 | 7.09 | 0.63 | 19.21 | 11.25 |
| 10 | 11.4 | 6.7 | 0.5 | 22.8 | 13.4 |
SUVmax maximal standardized uptake value, SUVmean mean standardized uptake value, pts patients