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Table 2 Average SUV max levels in each organ

From: Optimization of [11C]methionine PET study: appropriate scan timing and effect of plasma amino acid concentrations on the SUV

 

0 to 4.5 min (n= 11)

6.5 to 11 min (n= 11)

13.1 to 17.6 min (n= 11)

19.6 to 24.1 min (n= 11)

26.1 to 30.6 min (n= 11)

32.7 to 37.2 min (n= 11)

39.2 to 43.7 min (n= 10)

Brain

2.1 ± 1.3

2.5 ± 0.6

2.7 ± 0.7

2.8 ± 0.4

2.8 ± 0.7

3.2 ± 0.5

3.0 ± 0.9

Parotid

7.8 ± 4.2

6.1 ± 1.3

5.9 ± 1.3

5.7 ± 1.5

6.0 ± 1.5

5.3 ± 1.7

5.9 ± 2.2

Lung

2.8 ± 0.9

1.2 ± 0.2

1.1 ± 0.3

1.1 ± 0.3

1.2 ± 0.3

1.3 ± 0.4

1.4 ± 0.5

Myocardium

9.0 ± 3.0

4.2 ± 0.8

3.9 ± 0.9

4.0 ± 1.0

3.7 ± 0.9

3.7 ± 0.7

3.8 ± 1.2

Ventricular blood pool

9.0 ± 3.1

3.0 ± 0.2

2.8 ± 0.8

2.5 ± 0.5

2.6 ± 0.7

2.6 ± 0.6

2.6 ± 0.6

Stomach

15.4 ± 6.1

13.9 ± 4.8

16.1 ± 4.8

16.5 ± 5.5

16.6 ± 5.1

18.5 ± 5.3

17.9 ± 5.4

Spleen

11.2 ± 2.2

6.4 ± 2.2

6.5 ± 2.8

6.2 ± 2.7

5.9 ± 1.8

6.7 ± 2.5

6.3 ± 1.6

Liver

14.5 ± 3.8

12.9 ± 2.2

14.0 ± 2.3

15.1 ± 2.5

15.6 ± 2.0

16.6 ± 2.5

17.2 ± 2.3

Pancreas

30.1 ± 8.3

24.5 ± 5.1

25.9 ± 5.7

26.5 ± 6.7

24.8 ± 6.9

26.5 ± 7.9

24.4 ± 7.0

Kidney

14.4 ± 4.6

7.1 ± 1.9

6.7 ± 1.3

6.8 ± 1.5

6.6 ± 2.1

7.1 ± 2.1

6.7 ± 1.8

Intestine (right)

5.9 ± 2.4

4.9 ± 2.0

4.9 ± 1.8

5.3 ± 2.0

5.2 ± 2.0

5.3 ± 2.3

4.8 ± 2.3

Intestine (left)

6.1 ± 3.5

4.8 ± 2.9

5.1 ± 3.5

5.5 ± 3.4

4.8 ± 2.2

5.3 ± 2.6

5.6 ± 2.8

Bladder

3.7 ± 1.7

7.4 ± 5.4

10.3 ± 5.4

11.2 ± 5.9

12.8 ± 5.5

12.0 ± 5.9

11.5 ± 4.5

Muscle

2.2 ± 0.7

1.9 ± 0.6

2.1 ± 0.5

2.4 ± 0.7

2.5 ± 0.4

2.2 ± 0.4

2.7 ± 0.8

Bone marrow

6.5 ± 2.2

5.0 ± 1.2

5.4 ± 1.2

5.7 ± 1.3

6.3 ± 1.2

6.6 ± 1.9

5.8 ± 1.3

Prostatea

6.0 ± 1.9

4.7 ± 1.9

5.0 ± 1.7

4.9 ± 1.2

6.4 ± 2.6

5.3 ± 2.0

4.6 ± 1.0

Breastb

1.2 ± 0.0

1.0 ± 0.1

0.8 ± 0.1

1.0 ± 0.4

1.1 ± 0.2

1.3 ± 0.1

2.0 ± 0.9

Uterusb

5.9 ± 0.3

4.0 ± 0.3

3.4 ± 0.1

3.7 ± 0.2

3.9 ± 0.5

3.7 ± 0.1

6.6 ± 1.1

  1. Values are means ± SD. aNine male volunteers were included in the evaluation. bTwo female volunteers were included in the evaluation.