Differences Between Upper Lobe and Middle-to-Lower Lobe
Characteristic | Upper lobe (n = 50)* | Middle-to-lower lobe (n = 58)† | P |
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Patient age | 66.9 ± 10.0 | 66.4 ± 9.7 | NS |
BMI | 22.3 ± 3.2 | 21.9 ± 2.8 | NS |
18F-FDG dosage (MBq/kg) | 4.67 ± 1.47 | 4.61 ± 1.47 | NS |
BH time (s) | 59.5 ± 25.0 | 49.7 ± 15.1 | NS |
Maximum diameter (cm) | 2.56 ± 0.78 | 2.48 ± 0.69 | NS |
SUVmaxFB | 8.38 ± 5.15 | 7.79 ± 5.18 | NS |
SUVmaxBH | 9.28 ± 5.56 | 10.21 ± 5.93 | NS |
%BH-index | 11.4 ± 13.9 | 39.6 ± 45.3 | <0.0001 |