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Table 2 [18F]FDG PET parameters (SUVmax, SUVmean, SUVpeak, MTV and TLG) at PET1, PET2 and their changes

From: [18F]FDG PET/CT for evaluating early response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in pediatric patients with sarcoma: a prospective single-center trial

PET Parameters

Minimum

Percentile 25

Median

Percentile 75

Maximum

SUVmax

 PET1

1.8

5.3

7.9

10.6

25.1

 PET2

0.0

2.2

3.1

4.0

15.4

 ΔPET

− 100%

− 68%

− 58%

− 29%

+ 62%

SUVmean

 PET1

0.7

3.0

3.8

4.9

7.0

 PET2

0.0

1.4

2.0

2.7

6.3

 ΔPET

− 100%

− 60%

− 46%

− 18%

+ 61%

SUVpeak

 PET1

0.9

4.0

6.0

7.4

21.6

 PET2

0.0

1.8

2.4

3.4

10.3

 ΔPET

− 100%

− 71%

− 57%

− 25%

+ 61%

MTV

 PET1

5.7

85.2

161.0

262.4

1579.9

 PET2

2.6

34.8

72.0

131.8

932.3

 ΔPET

− 94%

− 74%

− 44%

− 30%

+ 129%

TLG

 PET1

4

54.8

104.7

259.9

1817.3

 PET2

1.8

19.4

45.4

105.5

626.1

 ΔPET

− 98%

− 76%

− 58%

− 37%

+ 757%