Clinical Study

18F-FDG Uptake Characteristics in Differentiating Benign from Malignant Nasopharyngeal Lesions in Children

Table 3

SUV and malignancy of nasopharynx in study population.

MedianSUVIncidence of nasopharyngeal malignancy

50th percentile5.53/75 (4%)
75th percentile7.63/35 (8.6%)
90th percentile9.582/9 (22%)
95th percentile10.882/5 (40%)