TABLE 5

Normal-Organ SUVmean

Normal-organ SUVmean on 64Cu-DOTATATE PET
Organ or tissuen*1 h after injection3 h after injectionP
Lung350.27 [0.23–0.30]0.15 [0.13–0.17]<0.01
Liver324.0 [3.6–4.4]5.7 [5.2–6.3]<0.01
Intestines352.6 [2.1–3.1]2.5 [2.0–3.1]1.00
Uncinate process of pancreas313.2 [2.7–3.6]3.3 [2.7–3.9]1.00
Cauda of pancreas323.1 [2.8–3.5]3.5 [3.2–3.9]0.38
Bone350.76 [0.66–0.85]0.64 [0.56–0.73]<0.01
Muscle350.63 [0.57–0.69]0.49 [0.44–0.54]<0.01
Spleen358.9 [7.8–10.0]9.3 [8.2–10.4]0.12
Pituitary gland3512.9 [10.8–14.9]15.8 [13.4–18.2]<0.01
Adrenal gland339.5 [8.0–11.0]9.9 [8.2–11.6]1.00
  • * Number of patients with evaluable normal organs.

  • Paired t testing with Bonferroni adjustment for multiple comparisons (n = 10) and capped at 1.00.

  • Data are mean values followed by 95% confidence interval in brackets.