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Table 2 Characteristics and sites of incidental GIT 18fluorodeoxyglucose uptake on PET/CT images

From: Incidental gastrointestinal 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose uptake associated with lung cancer

 

Diffuse uptake n = 33

Focal uptake n = 19

Location

  

 Oesophagus

2 (6 %)

1 (5.3 %)

 Stomach

0

0

 Small bowel

0

1 (5.3 %)

 Colon

31 (94 %)

13 (68.5 %)

 Rectum

0

3 (16 %)

 Anal margin

0

1 (5.3 %)

SUVmax

8.7 ± 5.1

6.4 ± 3.8

  1. Data are expressed as mean ± SD or number (%)
  2. SUVmax = maximum standardized uptake value