Research Article

Multiparametric Monitoring of Early Response to Antiangiogenic Therapy: A Sequential Perfusion CT and PET/CT Study in a Rabbit VX2 Tumor Model

Table 1

Perfusion and metabolic parameters between the treatment and the control groups at each time point.

ParametersBefore3 D7 D14 D
Treatment ControlTreatmentControlTreatmentControlTreatmentControl

Tumor volume (cm3)0.18 ± 0.080.18 ± 0.100.53 ± 0.320.43 ± 0.230.79 ± 0.470.76 ± 0.571.53 ± 1.111.88 ± 1.32
Blood flow (mL/100 mL/min)36.16 ± 11.1528.64 ± 13.7835.82 ± 25.9336.44 ± 9.2230.05 ± 14.8754.13 ± 30.1134.34 ± 17.1070.75 ± 50.65
Blood volume
(mL/100 mL)
25.36 ± 5.6222.56 ± 5.5616.71 ± 4.9122.81 ± 5.9519.99 ± 5.3023.54 ± 9.0418.35 ± 7.4832.20 ± 9.76
PS (mL/100 mL/min)9.47 ± 3.0911.18 ± 2.2410.18 ± 5.819.39 ± 1.587.246 ± 1.9712.06 ± 7.257.36 ± 2.489.91 ± 3.59
SUVmax1.45 ± 0.261.31 ± 0.432.23 ± 0.652.21 ± 0.602.42 ± 0.922.13 ± 0.893.03 ± 1.363.73 ± 1.22
SUVmean0.96 ± 0.180.84 ± 0.291.30 ± 0.331.33 ± 0.291.33 ± 0.401.27 ± 0.451.77 ± 0.662.10 ± 0.54
TLG (cm3)0.43 ± 0.220.35 ± 0.161.16 ± 0.631.20 ± 0.551.96 ± 1.281.61 ± 1.134.43 ± 3.634.78 ± 3.95
Entropy5.95 ± 0.325.80 ± 0.476.36 ± 0.346.41 ± 0.356.58 ± 0.326.46 ± 0.466.69 ± 0.576.91 ± 0.34
Homogeneity0.31 ± 0.070.26 ± 0.100.32 ± 0.060.30 ± 0.050.34 ± 0.040.32 ± 0.060.34 ± 0.050.33 ± 0.05
FMR27.10 ± 12.1925.19 ± 20.5417.12 ± 12.8017.33 ± 7.2013.55 ± 6.4129.75 ± 22.7812.24 ± 6.9225.87 ± 29.22

Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation.
Boldface indicates significant difference between the treatment and the control groups.
PS: permeability surface area product.
SUV: standardized uptake value.
TLG: total lesion glycolysis.
FMR: flow-metabolic ratio.