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Table 2 Comparison of 68Ga-PSMA PET parameters in tissues for control and intervention scans

From: Muscarinic inhibition of salivary glands with glycopyrronium bromide does not reduce the uptake of PSMA-ligands or radioiodine

Tissue

Parameter

Control

Intervention

Relative change (%)

p Value

Parotid Glands

SULmean

5.57 ± 0.93

5.72 ± 1.16

2.7

0.50

SULpeak

10.31 ± 1.46

10.43 ± 1.92

1.2

0.75

SULmax

15.26 ± 2.10

15.28 ± 2.49

0.1

0.97

Submandibular Glands

SULmean

6.25 ± 1.95

5.89 ± 2.21

− 5.8

0.12

SULpeak

10.96 ± 2.37

10.33 ± 2.62

− 5.7

0.10

SULmax

18.82 ± 3.77

17.87 ± 4.57

− 5.0

0.19

Aorta

SULmean

1.08 ± 0.11

1.03 ± 0.13

− 4.0

0.34

Liver

SULmean

4.21 ± 0.65

4.30 ± 0.60

2.1

0.55

Kidneys

SULmean

22.29 ± 5.67

20.31 ± 6.00

− 8.9

0.01*

Tumour or metastasis

SULmax

9.71 ± 6.58

9.00 ± 6.62

− 7.3

0.33

  1. SUL = Standardised uptake value corrected for lean body mass corrected; *p < 0.05 is considered statistically significant