Table 1:
Quantitative PET/MRI Parameters Investigated for Breast Cancer
| PET Parameters | ||
| SUVmax | Maximum standardized uptake value | |
| SUVmean | Average standardized uptake value | |
| SUVpeak | Peak standardized uptake value determined using 1 cm3 volume sphere including the most intense uptake | |
| MTV | Metabolic tumor volume | |
| TLG | Total lesion glycolysis = MTV × SUVmean | |
| MRI Parameters | ||
| Pharmacokinetic modeling of gadolinium-based contrast agents | Ktrans | Volume transfer constant between the extravascular extracellular space and plasma |
| ve | Volume of extravascular extracellular space per unit volume of tissue | |
| Kep | Flux rate constant between the extravascular extracellular space and plasma = Ktrans / ve | |
| Diffusion weighted imaging | ADCmean | Mean apparent diffusion coefficient |
| ADCmin | Minimum apparent diffusion coefficient | |