Organ | No. of assessed organs | Type of SUV | SUV before treatment (mean ± SD) | SUV after treatment (mean ± SD) | P |
Pituitary gland | 30 | SUVmax | 6.3 ± 2.8 | 6.2 ± 2.9 | 0.690 |
SUVmean | 4.3 ± 1.7 | 4.3 ± 1.9 | 0.940 | ||
Thyroid gland | 30 | SUVmax | 3.9 ± 1.4 | 2.6 ± 1.4 | <0.001 |
SUVmean | 2.9 ± 1.2 | 1.9 ± 0.9 | <0.001 | ||
Liver | 17 | SUVmax | 9.8 ± 2.3 | 7.6 ± 2.5 | 0.012 |
SUVmean | 7.1 ± 2.4 | 5.3 ± 1.7 | 0.015 | ||
Spleen | 30 | SUVmax | 24.5 ± 8.3 | 18.8 ± 7.3 | 0.001 |
SUVmean | 20.4 ± 7.0 | 15.3 ± 5.9 | 0.001 | ||
Adrenal gland | 30 | SUVmax | 14.9 ± 6.0 | 14.6 ± 5.2 | 0.771 |
SUVmean | 10.4 ± 4.6 | 10.6 ± 4.0 | 0.749 |