TABLE 1

SUVmax Measurements and Changes over Time in Normal Breast, Invasive Cancer, Noninvasive Cancer, and T/B Ratios

HistopathologySUVmax1SUVmax2Δ%SUVmaxΔ% in ratio 1 and ratio 2 (T/B ratio)
Group A (n = 82)3.9 ± 3.74.3 ± 4.08.3 ± 11.522.0 ± 26.8
Group B (n = 24)2.0 ± 0.62.1 ± 0.63.4 ± 13.015.7 ± 18.6
Group C (n = 120)1.2 ± 0.31.1 ± 0.2−10.0 ± 10.8
  • Group A = invasive cancer; group B = noninvasive cancer; group C = contralateral breast; ratio 1 = T/B ratios of SUVmax at first time point; ratio 2 = T/B ratios of SUVmax at second time point; Δ% = percent change.

  • Data are presented as mean ± SD.