TABLE 4

Mean SUV in Lesions and Background Regions on PET/CT and PET/MR Imaging

Mean SUV
SitePET/CT (mean ± SD)PET/MR (mean ± SD)Wilcoxon PSpearman ρ
Tumor4.0 ± 2.54.4 ± 2.4<0.010.861
Liver3.5 ± 3.13.3 ± 3.0<0.010.883
Soft tissue0.7 ± 0.30.6 ± 0.30.230.46
Brain5.2 ± 3.94.5 ± 3.9<0.010.866
Mediastinum1.1 ± 0.50.9 ± 0.5<0.010.565
Tumor/liver SUVR1.9 ± 1.42.3 ± 1.7<0.010.913
  • *SUVR = SUV ratio.