TABLE 1

Summary of SUV and Tissue-to-Blood Ratio Obtained from Necropsy Tissue Analysis

TissueSUV (60 min after injection)SUV (160 min after injection)
Mean SUV of 2 dogsMean tissue-to-blood ratio of 2 dogsMean SUV of 3 dogsMean tissue-to-blood ratio of 3 dogs
Marrow1.10 (0.98–1.22)2.56 (2.48–2.65)3.90 (3.62–4.18)12.30 (10.10–14.49)
Small intestine2.19 (1.93–2.45)5.28 (3.93–6.62)2.26 (2.11–2.40)7.00 (6.69–7.31)
Lymph nodes1.86 (1.78–1.94)4.43 (3.62–5.24)1.44 (1.34–1.54)4.49 (4.30–4.67)
Stomach1.79 (1.75–1.82)4.22 (3.70–4.73)1.62 (1.60–1.63)5.05 (4.54–5.55)
Heart2.68 (2.34–3.02)6.45 (4.75–8.16)1.78 (1.66–1.89)5.50 (5.28–5.73)
Kidneys2.37 (2.20–2.54)5.67 (4.48–6.86)1.28 (1.20–1.35)4.00 (3.33–4.67)
Liver2.01 (1.70–2.32)4.87 (3.46–6.27)0.92 (0.80–1.03)2.90 (2.23–3.56)
Spleen1.50 (1.24–1.76)3.46 (3.35–3.57)1.07 (1.06–1.08)3.34 (2.95–3.73)
Lung1.15 (0.92–1.38)2.80 (1.86–3.73)0.93 (0.92–0.95)2.92 (2.64–3.19)
Muscle0.65 (0.50–0.80)1.59 (1.02–2.16)0.98 (0.96–1.01)3.06 (2.77–3.34)
Blood0.43 (0.37–0.49)1.00 (1.00–1.00)0.32 (0.29–0.36)1.00 (1.00–1.00)
Gallbladder0.79 (0.02–1.56)1.61 (0.05–3.18)6.84 (5.78–7.89)22.26 (20.04–24.48)
  • n = 5. Data in parentheses are ranges.