TABLE 2.

SUV for 11C-NES and Perfusion Data

PET dataPatient 1Patient 2Patient 3Patient 4Control 1Control 2
11C-NES in healthy parts of lungs (SUV)0.80.31.1NA*0.61.3
11C-NES in opaque parts of lungs (SUV)3.91.32.43.8NANA
Perfusion in healthy parts of lungs (mL/cm3/min)2.71.5NA2.62.63.9
Perfusion in opaque parts of lungs (mL/cm3/min)1.90.7NA1.5NANA
  • * No healthy parts of lung could be identified.

  • Because of technical problems, no 15O-water PET scan was performed.

  • NA = not applicable; opaque = radiographic opacities such as GGO or consolidations.