Table 2:

Pearson correlation coefficients between SUV values (SUV_max and SUV_mean) and mean tissue perfusion parameters in healthy-appearing muscle tissue and neoplastic lesions

	BF	BV	MTT	PS	SUVmax	SUVmean
BF		0.91*	−0.94*	0.87*	0.97*	0.97*
BV	0.91*		−0.86*	0.82*	0.89*	0.88*
MTT	−0.94*	−0.86*		−0.84*	−0.92*	−0.92*
PS	0.87*	0.82*	−0.84*		0.92*	0.89*
SUVmax	0.97*	0.89*	−0.92*	0.92*		0.97*
SUVmean	0.97*	0.88*	−0.92*	0.89*	0.97*

Note:—SUV_max and SUV_mean indicate maximal and mean standardized uptake values of glucose (g/mL); BF, blood flow (mL/min/100 g); BV, blood volume (mL/100 g); MTT, mean transit time (s); PS, permeability (mL/min/100 g).

^*Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).