TABLE 1

PET Tracer Uptake Parameters in Bone After Implantation of Mammary-Derived Tumor

		SUV_mean		SUV_max
Radionuclide	Region	Fold increase	Percentage variability	Fold increase	Percentage variability
¹⁸F-FDG	Bone	1.6^*	10.7	1.1^†	16.7
	Extraosseous	5.4^*	11.3	4.0^*	16.6
¹¹C-Methionine	Bone	0.6^†	7.9	0.9	31.2
	Extraosseous	10.4^*	7.6	2.4^‡	4.9
¹⁸F-NaF	Diaphysis	1.6	8.9	2.4^†	14.1
	Epiphysis or metaphysis	0.6^†	14.6	0.7^†	12.0

↵* P < 0.001 vs. contralateral paw.
↵† P < 0.05 vs. contralateral paw.
↵‡ P < 0.01 vs. contralateral paw.
Fold increase is to the contralateral side.