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Table 3 Perfusion and metabolic parameters between responders and non-responders

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

Variables

All patients

Responders

Non-responders

p value

Perfusion parameters

 BF (mL/100 g/min)

34.49 ± 14.72

42.05 ± 16.47

27.48 ± 8.55

0.007

 BV (mL/100 g)

23.19 ± 9.90

24.31 ± 11.57

22.16 ± 8.37

0.720

 TTP (s)

37.33 ± 17.38

34.44 ± 18.22

40.02 ± 16.78

0.416

Metabolic parameters

 SUVmax

14.40 ± 2.86

13.36 ± 2.54

15.36 ± 2.88

0.068

 MTV

29.76 ± 24.49

27.09 ± 28.51

32.22 ± 20.88

0.375

 TLG

177.46 ± 160.63

155.49 ± 176.32

197.85 ± 148.24

0.325

Flow-metabolism ratio

 FMR

2.48 ± 1.13

3.18 ± 1.15

1.84 ± 0.65

0.001

  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