Table 1 Intensity of ¹⁸F-fluorocholine uptake in the intestine in five perivascular regions in pelvis and abdomen for fasting and non-fasting group

Abdominal aorta

No

40

5.69

1.43

0.421*

Yes

40

5.25

1.69

Right common iliac artery

No

26

3.27

1.79

0.876^#

Yes

32

3.25

1.56

Left common iliac artery

No

15

4.66

2.48

0.075*

Yes

18

3.64

1.59

Right external iliac artery

No

37

3.65

1.50

0.954^#

Yes

39

3.58

1.21

Left external iliac artery

No

27

3.88

2.05

0.909^#

Yes

32

3.50

1.41

Abdominal aorta

No

40

4.91

1.24

0.226*

Yes

40

4.44

1.37

Right common iliac artery

No

26

2.78

1.55

0.784^#

Yes

32

2.77

1.33

Left common iliac artery

No

15

3.98

2.03

0.115*

Yes

18

3.11

1.39

Right external iliac artery

No

37

2.93

1.08

0.909^#

Yes

39

2.99

1.05

Left external iliac artery

No

27

3.14

1.63

0.982^#

Yes

32

2.88

1.05