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Table 4 Correlation of baseline SUVmax and TLuG with change in lung function parameters, n = 27

From: Quantification of pulmonary disease activity in sarcoidosis measured with 18F-FDG PET/CT: SUVmax versus total lung glycolysis

Correlation tested R (p value)

Baseline SUVmax

Baseline TLuG

ΔFVC

0.460 (p = 0.016)

0.323 (p = 0.100)

ΔFEV1

0.344 (p = 0.079)

0.430 (p = 0.025)

ΔDLCOca

0.513 (p = 0.010)

0.453 (p = 0.026)

  1. Δ change before and after infliximab therapy, FVC forced vital capacity, FEV1 forced expiratory volume in 1 s, DLCOc diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide corrected for haemoglobin, SUVmax maximum standardized uptake value, TLuG total lung glycolysis
  2. aThree missing values
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