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Table 3 SUV parameters in lymph nodes < 10 mm

From: Comparison between silicon photomultiplier-based and conventional PET/CT in patients with suspected lung cancer—a pilot study

SUV parameters (mean ± SD)

Discovery 690

Discovery MI

P value

Change (%)

Lymph node lesion SUVmax

5.8 ± 5.5

6.3 ± 4.9

0.026*

9

Lymph node lesion to blood pool SUVratio

3.4 ± 3.5

3.8 ± 2.9

0.17

11

Lymph node lesion to liver SUVratio

2.5 ± 2.7

2.9 ± 2.2

0.054

14

  1. *Indicating a statistically significant difference
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