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Table 1 Comparison of [18F]DCFPyl PET parameters in tissues for control and intervention scans

From: The effect of eating on the uptake of PSMA ligands in the salivary glands

Tissue

Parameter

Control

Intervention

Relative change (%)

p Value

Parotid glands

SULmean

6.04 ± 1.29

6.47 ± 1.82

7.1 [1.1, 13.2]

0.023*

 

SULmax

12.29 ± 2.70

13.43 ± 3.80

9.2 [1.9, 16.6]

0.016*

Submandibular glands

SULmean

6.16 ± 1.62

6.28 ± 2.29

2.1 [− 5.8, 9.9]

0.606

 

SULmax

12.76 ± 3.16

12.99 ± 4.37

1.8 [− 6.6, 10.2]

0.667

Aorta

SULmean

1.14 ± 0.13

1.07 ± 0.15

 − 6.0 [− 9.4, − 2.6]

0.003*

Liver

SULmean

3.95 ± 0.77

3.79 ± 0.57

 − 3.9 [− 15.1, 7.2]

0.446

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