Table 5 SUVs, long axis of nodes and the coefficients as measured in a lesion-based analysis

PET/MRPET/CTp valuer2
All lesions(n = 87)SUVmax2.9(0.70-16.80)2.2(0.80-10.50)<0.0010.634(P<0.001)
SUVmean1.7(0.60-4.60)1.5(0.12-4.5)<0.050.412(P<0.001)
Long axis (mm)8.95(4.37-16.47)7.96(3.65-16.00)0.010.415(P<0.001)
Malignant lesions(n = 43)SUVmax3.7(1.5-16.8)2.8(0.9-10.5)<0.0010.368(P<0.05)
SUVmean2.0(0.6-4.6)1.9(0.7-4.5)>0.050.300(P>0.05)
Long axis (mm)9.11(5.66-15.33)8.82(4.85-16.00)>0.050.525(P<0.001)
Benign lesions (n = 44)SUVmax2.3(0.7-3.7)1.8(0.8-3.8)<0.0010.626(P<0.001)
SUVmean1.5(0.6-2.6)1.3(0.12-3.0)<0.050.376(P<0.05)
Long axis (mm)8.80(4.37-16.47)7.20(3.65-15.87)<0.0010.299(P<0.05)