Depot-Resolved Brown Fat Activity
Depot | n | VolumemL | SUVmean | SUVmax | BFImean |
Total BAT | 98 | 161.7 ± 183.0 | 2.9 ± 0.2 | 7.7 ± 1.1 | 553 ± 730 |
Cervical | 53 | 40.2 ± 36.5 | 3.0 ± 0.5 | 9.1 ± 5.1 | 134 ± 148 |
Supraclavicular | 71 | 65.5 ± 67.6 | 3.2 ± 0.9 | 8.7 ± 5.9 | 250 ± 314 |
Paravertebral | 69 | 51.0 ± 52.5 | 2.7 ± 0.5 | 6.5 ± 4.4 | 156 ± 193 |
Mediastinal | 51 | 43.1 ± 39.9 | 2.8 ± 0.6 | 7.2 ± 4.4 | 139 ± 165 |
Subphrenic | 29 | 20.7 ± 20.9 | 3.0 ± 0.5 | 7.0 ± 3.7 | 69 ± 79 |
Volume (VolumemL), SUVmean and SUVmax, and mean brown fat activity index (BFImean), as calculated from volume and SUV, presented as mean ± SE. Depot volumes and BFI do not add up to total volume and BFI because most patients display activity in fewer than all 5 depots.