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Table 2 Intensity of 18F-fluorocholine uptake in pancreas, liver, spleen and stomach for fasting and non-fasting group

From: Impact of fasting on 18F-fluorocholine gastrointestinal uptake and detection of lymph node metastases in patients with prostate cancer

 

Fasting

Number

Mean

σ

p

SUVmax

Pancreas

No

40

9.39

2.10

0.661*

 

Yes

40

9.14

2.83

 

Liver

No

40

11.04

2.34

0.165*

 

Yes

40

11.78

2.39

 

Spleen

No

40

4.72

0.65

0.326*

 

Yes

40

4.91

1.01

 

Stomach

No

40

7.15

1.79

0.952*

 

Yes

40

7.12

1.78

 

SUVpeak

Pancreas

No

40

8.41

1.81

0.526*

 

Yes

40

8.10

2.51

 

Liver

No

40

10.21

2.27

0.128#

 

Yes

40

10.87

2.19

 

Spleen

No

40

4.25

0.54

0.620#

 

Yes

40

4.45

0.95

 

Stomach

No

40

6.34

1.74

0.860*

 

Yes

40

6.27

1.62

 
  1. Statistical analysis with *T test and #Mann-Whitney U test
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