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Table 2 Traditional metabolic parameters of [18F]BBPA in neoplasms and non-neoplastic lesions

From: A histogram of [18F]BBPA PET imaging differentiates non-neoplastic lesions from malignant brain tumors

Diagnosis

SUVmax

SUVmean

MTV

TLA

T/N ratio

Malignant brain tumor

2.52 ± 0.61

1.08 ± 0.31

29.6 ± 38.9

31.4 ± 35.6

19.2 ± 5.3

Non-neoplastic lesion

2.75 ± 0.21

0.89 ± 0.31

30.4 ± 50.9

17.3 ± 28.1

22.7 ± 2.2

P value

0.543

0.328

0.975

0.524

0.269

  1. Statistical properties of each parameter were displayed as mean ± standard deviation. Independent sample t test was utilized to compare the differences between groups
  2. SUV standard uptake value, MTV metabolic tumor volume, TLA total lesion activity, T/N ratio tumor-to-normal brain ratio