Interobserver Agreement for SUVs
| MeanΔ ± SD | ||||
| Tissue | ICC | High | Intermediate | Low |
| Tumor SUVmax | ||||
| T | 0.99 (0.98–1.00) | 2.2 ± 3.5 | 2.1 ± 3.7 | 2.6 ± 4.0 |
| N | 0.99 (0.97–1.00) | 2.2 ± 4.8 | 1.2 ± 3.4 | 0.9 ± 2.8 |
| Mb | 0.96 (0.92–0.99) | 4.3 ± 8.7 | 4.9 ± 8.9 | 2.7 ± 3.7 |
| Blood pool | ||||
| SUVmean | 0.97 (0.96–0.98) | 0.2 ± 0.2 | 0.1 ± 0.2 | 0.2 ± 0.2 |
| SUVmax | 0.95 (0.93–0.97) | 0.3 ± 0.3 | 0.3 ± 0.3 | 0.3 ± 0.3 |
| Muscle | ||||
| SUVmean | 0.94 (0.91–0.96) | 0.1 ± 0.1 | 0.1 ± 0.1 | 0.1 ± 0.1 |
| SUVmax | 0.83 (0.76–0.89) | 0.3 ± 0.3 | 0.2 ± 0.2 | 0.2 ± 0.2 |
ICC and corresponding 95% CI are given for categories with more than 10 observations. Mean absolute difference (Δ) ± SD when compared with findings of reference standard was calculated separately for reader groups.
Data in parentheses are 95% CIs.