Table 4 Correlation of quantitative and semi-quantitative PET/MR parameters and clinical stage of intestinal GvHD
From: 18F-FDG-PET-MRI for the assessment of acute intestinal graft-versus-host-disease (GvHD)
SUVmax | SUVpeak | wall thickness | segments PET | segments MRI | segments PET-MRI | Metabolic Volume | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Clinical stage | Spearmen coefficient | 0.345 | 0.276 | 0.174 | 0.523 | 0.540 | 0.677 | 0.703 |
p value | 0.136 | 0.240 | 0.452 | 0.015 | 0.011 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | |
Clinical grade | Spearmen coefficient | 0.372 | 0.312 | 0.167 | 0.474 | 0.592 | 0.660 | 0.692 |
p value | 0.106 | 0.181 | 0.469 | 0.030 | 0.014 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |