TABLE 2

Quantitative Analysis of 11C-MET PET Data

Mean ± SD for:
Metastatic brain tumorGlioma
IndexTumor recurrence (n = 24)Radiation necrosis (n = 32)Tumor recurrence (n = 16)Radiation necrosis (n = 16)
SUVmean2.37 ± 0.691.63 ± 0.532.31 ± 0.501.82 ± 0.57
SUVmax3.30 ± 1.342.40 ± 0.743.19 ± 0.732.66 ± 0.86
L/Nmean1.69 ± 0.341.25 ± 0.451.89 ± 0.501.44 ± 0.36
L/Nmax2.33 ± 0.631.82 ± 0.592.62 ± 0.752.11 ± 0.61