Table 3 Correlation between degrees of lesions and glucose metabolism levels in patients with GIST
From: Clinical significance of 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging in 32 cases of gastrointestinal stromal tumors
Glucose metabolism levels | Single lesion group | Multiple lesion group | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Very low risk and low risk (n = 17) | Moderate risk (n = 5) | High risk (n = 4) | High risk (n = 6) | |
SUV max | 1.34 ± 0.43 (0.63–2.68) | 2.75 ± 0.36 (2.3–3.6) | 5.68 ± 1.87 (0.36.3.8–6.8) | 7.95 ± 2.43 (3.1–15.6) |
P value | 0.0154 |  < 0.001 | ||