Multiparameter diagnostic model based on 18F-FDG PET metabolic parameters and clinical variables can differentiate nonmetastatic gallbladder cancer and cholecystitis

Table 2 Comparison of ¹⁸F-FDG PET metabolic parameters between nonmetastatic gallbladder cancer and cholecystitis

	Nonmetastatic gallbladder cancer	Cholecystitis	P-value
SUVmax	11.62 ± 6.85	7.62 ± 3.58	0.002^b
SUVmean	6.69 ± 4.15	4.26 ± 2.04	0.002^b
SUVpeak	9.55 ± 5.90	5.92 ± 2.66	0.001^b
TLG	205.76 ± 269.23	101.67 ± 100.24	0.063^b
MTV	27.39 ± 29.51	23.44 ± 19.77	0.828^a
SUVR	5.07 ± 3.04	3.17 ± 1.55	0.001^b

SUVmax Max standard uptake value, SUVmean Mean standard uptake value, MTV Metabolic tumor volume, TLG Total lesion glycolysis, SUVR standard uptake value ratio
^aStudent t test; ^bMann-Whitney test

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