Comparison of Cell Proliferation, Protein, and Glucose Metabolism in Musculoskeletal Tumors in a PET Study

Figure 4

Standardized uptake value (SUV) of ¹⁸F-FDG, ¹⁸F-FAMT, and ¹¹C-choline in malignant and benign lesions. ¹⁸F-FDG, ¹⁸F-FAMT, and ¹¹C-choline revealed significant higher SUV in malignant lesions than in benign lesions (𝑃<.002, 𝑃<.02, and 𝑃<.001, resp.). Differences of tumor SUVs between ¹⁸F-FDG and ¹¹C-choline were not significant in both malignant and benign lesions, whereas both ¹⁸F-FDG and ¹¹C-choline SUVs were significantly higher than that of ¹⁸F-FAMT.