TABLE 3.
Overview of SUVmax in Normal Liver and Tumor Lesions Before and After Treatment Initiation with LA SSA
| Measurement | Before | After | P |
| Number of assessed metastases | 73 | 72 | |
| SUVmax in normal liver | 8.6 (7.4–10.2) | 6.0 (4.7–8.0) | <0.001 |
| Highest SUVmax in tumor | 28.8 (17.3–40.7) | 30.9 (15.1–48.0) | 0.15 |
| Average SUVmax in tumor | 23.3 (15.3–30.9) | 23.2 (12.4–29.4) | 0.33 |
| Highest tumor-to-liver ratio | 2.6 (1.9–5.5) | 5.6 (3.2–8.1) | 0.008 |
| Average tumor-to-liver ratio | 2.1 (1.6–3.3) | 4.3 (1.9–5.7) | 0.01 |
Data are median followed by interquartile range in parentheses. P < 0.05 on Wilcoxon related-samples rank test was considered statistically significant.