TABLE 2

18F-FDG PET/CT Uptake Parameters

VariableFree breathingPFV PET/CTDifferenceP
Anterior–posterior motion (mm)21 ± 114 ± 2−80% ± 12%0.07
SUVmax (g/mL)3.1 ± 1.04.0 ± 1.4+29% ± 12%0.07
SUVpeak (g/mL)1.9 ± 1.32.2 ± 1.6+11% ± 23%0.5
SUVmean 42% (g/mL)1.9 ± 0.52.4 ± 1.6+22% ± 24%0.14
Metabolic volume42% (mL)2.6 ± 2.41.6 ± 1.4−19% ± 34%0.6
TLG42% (g)5.8 ± 7.63.9 ± 3.5−5% ± 39%0.99
SUVpeak (lung) (g/mL)0.52 ± 0.050.39 ± 0.14−25% ± 19%0.14
Lesion-to-lung SUVpeak ratio3.8 ± 2.96.8 ± 6.9+54% ± 41%0.07
SUVmax (patient 2: mediastinal lymph nodes, n = 5) (g/mL)2.7 ± 0.53.3 ± 0.78+23% ± 14%0.04