Is SUVmax Helpful in the Differential Diagnosis of Enlarged Mediastinal Lymph Nodes? A Pilot Study

Table 3

Comparison of the SUVmax and size of the lymph nodes in the benign and malignant lesions.

	Benign ()	Malignant ()	t
SUVmax	13.10 ± 5.21	12.59 ± 5.50	0.458	0.648
Long axis (cm)	2.86 ± 1.02	6.04 ± 3.83	−5.238	<0.001
Short axis (cm)	1.77 ± 0.60	3.95 ± 2.08	−6.573	<0.001