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Table 3 Clinical, biochemical and BAT FDG uptake characteristics of patients with elevated catecholamine levels

From: 68Ga-DOTATATE and 18F-FDG PET/CT in Paraganglioma and Pheochromocytoma: utility, patterns and heterogeneity

Age

Gender

Adr

NorAdr

Dop

BAT severity

SUVmax

Beta-blocker

Alpha-blocker

46

M

0.32

20

0.15

Severe

19

No

No

23

M

0.63

15

1.1

Severe

18

No

No

50

F

0.67

8.2

0.55

Severe

10

No

Yes

22

F

0.02

7.5

0.54

Nil

<2.5

No

Yes

30

M

0.84

6.3

0.60

Mild

4.8

No

Yes

26

F

0.22

5.2

N/A

Nil

<2.5

No

Yes

50

F

0.47

4.1

0.82

Nil

<2.5

Yes

Yes

74

M

3.4

3.6

0.16

Nil

<2.5

Yes

Yes

32

F

0.30

3.1

1.2

Mild

5

No

No

68

F

0.21

2.4

N/A

Nil

<2.5

No

No

21

M

0.28

2.2

0.86

Nil

<2.5

No

No

31

F

1.7

1.3

N/A

Nil

<2.5

No

Yes

  1. Adr adrenaline, NorAdr noradrenaline, Dop dopamine, expressed as multiples of upper limit of reference range, BAT brown adipose tissue, SUVmax maximuma standardised uptake value, N/A not available. Items abnormal are highlight in bold