TABLE 4

PET/CT Measurements in Transosseous Meningiomas

ParameterOverall (n = 67)Parafalcine/parasagittal (n = 10)Convexity (n = 12)Sphenoid wing (n = 42)Cerebellopontine (n = 2)Suprasellar/parasellar (n = 1)
SUVmax total14.2 (10–22)10.8 (7–12)15.6 (10–31)14.8 (11–26)7.3 (6–9)12.6 (13–13)
SUVmax intraosseous13.4 (10–22)10.0 (7–11)15.6 (10–31)14.2 (11–26)7.3 (6–9)12.6 (13–13)
SUVmean total4.3 (3–6)3.7 (3–4)4.7 (3–7)4.5 (4–6)2.6 (3–3)4.5 (4–4)
SUVmean intraosseous4.6 (3–7)3.4 (3–4)5.7 (3–8)5.0 (4–8)2.7 (3–3)4.8 (5–5)
Volume total (mL)12.8 (7–33)6.4 (4–15)13.3 (5–18)17.7 (10–47)5.6 (3–9)9.9 (10–10)
Volume intraosseous (mL)6.8 (3–15)2.7 (1–5)5.1 (2–11)9.3 (6–21)4.1 (2–7)6.8 (7–7)
  • Data are median followed by interquartile range. SUVmean in total meningioma compared with intraosseous part of meningioma showed statistically significant differences on Wilcoxon signed rank testing (P < 0.001).