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Table 2 Correlations between perfusion and metabolic parameters

From: The flow-metabolism ratio might predict treatment response and survival in patients with locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Variables

SUVmax

MTV

TLG

FMR

BF (mL/100 g/min)

r = − 0.142

p = 0.479

r = 0.063

p = 0.755

r = 0.037

p = 0.854

r = 0.886

p < 0.001

BV (mL/100 g)

r = − 0.022

p = 0.912

r = − 0.114

p = 0.570

r = − 0.066

p = 0.745

r = 0.226

p = 0.257

TTP (s)

r = 0.072

p = 0.721

r = − 0.091

p = 0.651

r = − 0.065

p = 0.747

r = − 0.462

p = 0.015

FMR

r = − 0.547

p = 0.003

r = − 0.075

p = 0.710

r = − 0.155

p = 0.440

NA

  1. BF blood flow, BV blood volume, TTP time to peak, SUVmax maximum standardized uptake value, MTV metabolic tumor volume, TLG total lesion glycolysis, FMR flow-metabolism ratio