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Table 3 SUVsmean,bg from normal appearing bone at different skeletal sites

From: Comparison of standardized uptake values between 99mTc-HDP SPECT/CT and 18F-NaF PET/CT in bone metastases of breast and prostate cancer

Skeletal site

PET SUV median (IQR)

SPECT SUV median (IQR)

PET SUV–SPECT SUV median (IQR)*

Skull

2.6 (2.1–5.0)

2.0 (1.8–2.6)

0.3 (0.1–0.8) (p < 0.01)

Spine

7.4 (6.6–8.7)

6.1 (4.7–6.8)

1.7 (0.6–2.8) (p < 0.001)

Rib cage

3.0 (2.4–4.0)

2.5 (2.0–3.1)

0.7 (−0.1–1.0) (p < 0.001)

Pelvis

5.5 (4.7–6.6)

4.7 (4.1–6.0)

0.6 (−0.2–1.3) (p < 0.01)

Limbs

3.8 (2.9–4.9)

3.2 (2.1–4.3)

0.7 (0.1–1.0) (p < 0.01)

  1. IQR interquartile range
  2. *p value denotes at which level a median difference is significantly different from 0 according to the Wilcoxon signed rank test
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