Table 3: Mean (SD) for tumours and normal tissues during the baseline scan mean (SD) percentage (%) change in uptake between baseline scan and repeatability scans, both of which were performed prior to administration of chemotherapy.
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Tissue |
Mean (SD) uptake at baseline scan |
Mean (SD) percentage change in uptake in repeatability scans |
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SUVmean |
SUVmax |
SUVmean |
SUVmax |
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|
Pancreatic tumour |
2.1 (0.6) |
4.5 (1.3) |
-3.1 (12.8) |
8.0 (24.3) |
|
|
Liver metastases |
4.7 (0.6) |
7.2 (1.1) |
-7.7 (7.3) |
1.9 (10.5) |
|
|
Liver |
6.6 (1.1) |
8.0 (1.3) |
-6.6 (11.3) |
-4.9 (7.9) |
|
|
Kidney (Right) |
3.4 (0.7) |
5.1 (1.3) |
17.2 (9.7) |
5.3 (16.0) |
|
|
Kidney (Left) |
3.3 (0.8) |
4.8 (0.9) |
14.5 (17.0) |
16.8 21.6 |
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|
Vertebra |
8.7 (0.7) |
12.6 (2.0) |
8.2 (9.8) |
6.1 (5.3) |
|
|
Spleen |
2.3 (0.7) |
3.1 (0.9) |
8.1 (18.6) |
6.0 (12.1) |
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