Table 3 SUVs of PET-positive lesions, according to the EMUC-CT calcification pattern (n = 41).
EMUC-CT calcification pattern | SUVs in AE lesions, mean ± SD | SUVs in healthy liver tissue, mean ± SD (n = 51) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Without calcification (n = 10) | 4.6 ± 2.1 | 2.5 ± 0.4 | < .001 |
Feathery calcification (n = 6) | 7.7 ± 4.7 | 2.5 ± 0.4 | < .001 |
Diffuse calcification (n = 11) | 6.5 ± 3.3 | 2.5 ± 0.4 | < .001 |
Focal calcification (n = 12) | 7.4 ± 3.3 | 2.5 ± 0.4 | < .001 |
Calcification primarily at the edge (n = 1) | 2.3 ± 0.0 | 2.5 ± 0.4 | – |
Central calcification (n = 1) | 4.7 ± 0.0 | 2.5 ± 0.4 | – |
Mean ± SD | Mean SUV for lesions without calcification (n = 10) | p-value | |
Feathery calcification (n = 6) | 7.7 ± 4.7 | 4.6 ± 2.1 | 0.127 |
Diffuse calcification (n = 11) | 6.5 ± 3.3 | 4.6 ± 2.1 | 0.085 |
Focal calcification (n = 12) | 7.4 ± 3.3 | 4.6 ± 2.1 | 0.022 |
Calcification primarily at the edge (n = 1) | 2.3 ± 0.0 | 4.6 ± 2.1 | – |
Central calcification (n = 1) | 4.7 ± 0.0 | 4.6 ± 2.1 | – |
Mean ± SD | Mean SUV for lesions with feathery calcification (n = 6) | p-value | |
Diffuse calcification (n = 11) | 6.5 ± 3.3 | 7.7 ± 4.7 | 0.241 |
Focal calcification (n = 12) | 7.4 ± 3.3 | 7.7 ± 4.7 | 0.481 |
Calcification primarily at the edge (n = 1) | 2.3 ± 0.0 | 7.7 ± 4.7 | – |
Central calcification (n = 1) | 4.7 ± 0.0 | 7.7 ± 4.7 | – |
Mean ± SD | Mean SUV for lesions with diffuse calcification (n = 11) | p-value | |
Focal calcification (n = 12) | 7.4 ± 3.3 | 6.5 ± 3.3 | 0.249 |
Calcification primarily at the edge (n = 1) | 2.3 ± 0.0 | 6.5 ± 3.3 | – |
Central calcification (n = 1) | 4.7 ± 0.0 | 6.5 ± 3.3 | – |
Mean ± SD | Mean SUV for lesions with focal calcification (n = 12) | p-value | |
Calcification primarily at the edge (n = 1) | 2.3 ± 0.0 | 7.4 ± 3.3 | – |
Central calcification (n = 1) | 4.7 ± 0.0 | 7.4 ± 3.3 | – |
Mean ± SD | Mean SUV for lesions with calcification primarily at the edge (n = 1) | p-value | |
Central calcification (n = 1) | 4.7 ± 0.0 | 2.3 ± 0.0 | – |
