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Table 2 Pre- and post-treatment SUVmax and ΔSUVmax values compared to morphovolumetric tumor response assessed by RECIST

From: Evaluation of metabolic response with 18F-FDG PET-CT in patients with advanced or recurrent thymic epithelial tumors

Patient

Target lesion

SUVmax prea

SUVmax postb

ΔSUVmax c (%)

RECISTd

1

Mediastinal mass

10.00

7.50

−25

PR

2

Mediastinal mass

6.60

3.50

−47

PR

3

Mediastinal mass

13.00

6.20

−52

SD

4

Pleural implant

9.23

0.00

−100

CR

5

Mediastinal mass

4.10

3.00

−27

PR

6

Lung lesion

18.70

17.00

−9

SD

7

Lymph node

12.00

11.50

−4

SD

8

Pleural implant

5.80

2.10

−64

PR

9

Pleural implant

7.60

1.70

−78

PR

10

Lymph node

3.70

8.20

120

PD

11

Mediastinal mass

4.19

5.30

26

SD

12

Mediastinal mass

8.40

11.30

35

SD

13

Lung lesion

19.70

5.70

−71

PR

14

Mediastinal mass

4.20

4.60

10

PR

15

Mediastinal mass

5.00

3.00

−40

PR

16

Mediastinal mass

8.40

0.00

−100

CR

17

Pleural implant

4.00

4.80

20

PD

18

Mediastinal mass

15.60

18.5

19

PR

19

Mediastinal mass

7.70

2.20

−71

PR

20

Lung lesion

8.80

14.40

64

SD

21

Mediastinal mass

8.30

5.70

−31

PR

22

Lymph node

8.50

5.40

−36

PR

23

Pleural implant

3.30

1.90

−42

PR

24

Mediastinal mass

7.00

4.50

−36

SD

25

Mediastinal mass

5.60

1.80

−68

PR

26

Mediastinal mass

20.00

15.00

−25

PR

27

Mediastinal mass

4.80

6.70

40

SD

  1. aSUVmax pre: pre-treatment maximum Standardized Uptake Value
  2. bSUVmax post: post-treatment maximum Standardized Uptake Value
  3. cΔSUVmax: percentage change in maximum Standardized Uptake Value
  4. d RECIST Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors, CR Complete response, PR Partial response, SD Stable disease, PD, Progressive disease