Clinical Study

Lung and Nodal Involvement in Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Disease: PET/CT Role

Table 4

SUV max of the mediastinal lymph nodes and lung hypermetabolic areas in patients with NTM and TB.

Mean value SUV maxRange

Mediastinal lymph nodes NTM patients1,21 ± 0,290,90–1,70
Hypermetabolic lung areas NTM patients3,59 ± 2,321,14–9,01
Mediastinal lymph nodes TB patients7,23 ± 3,031,78–15,72
Hypermetabolic lung areas TB patients10,07 ± 6,451,20–22,75