Table 2.
The SUVmax, cSUVmax and TBRmax of the aneurysm (AAA) for all the reconstruction algorithms
| Mean ± SD | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| AAA | AAAexc | ||
| SUVmax | |||
| OSEM | 3.32 ± 1.05 | 2.75 ± 0.84 | .00038 |
| OSEM + PSF | 3.62 ± 1.30 | 2.73 ± 0.79 | < .0001 |
| OSEM + PSF + BC | 2.85 ± 0.89 | 2.73 ± 0.81 | .40 |
| cSUVmax | |||
| OSEM | 2.61 ± 0.97 | 2.03 ± 0.75 | .0001 |
| OSEM + PSF | 2.75 ± 1.19 | 1.86 ± 0.68 | < .0001 |
| OSEM + PSF + BC | 2.05 ± 0.77 | 1.93 ± 0.70 | .34 |
| TBRmax | |||
| OSEM | 4.93 ± 1.73 | 4.08 ± 1.44 | .0018 |
| OSEM + PSF | 4.36 ± 1.52 | 3.30 ± 1.02 | < 0.0001 |
| OSEM + PSF + BC | 3.77 ± 1.25 | 3.63 ± 1.22 | 0.48 |
The SUVs of AAA were extracted using two ROIs (AAA and AAAexc) in order to quantify the spill in effect from the bone. The differences between AAA and AAAexc were compared using a paired t test. Values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation (SD). A P value less than .05 was considered statistically significant