Clinical Study
Detection of Gastroesophageal Reflux Esophagitis Using 2-fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose Positron Emission Tomography
Table 3
FDG uptake (SUVmax) in normal subjects and subjects with gastroesophageal reflux esophagitis in FDG-PET.
| Group | No | Lowest | Highest | Mean ± SD | Median |
| Normal | 147 | 1.30 | 3.40 | 2.10 ± 0.41 | 2.00 | Esophagitis | 128 | 1.30 | 4.00 | 2.23 ± 0.45 | 2.25 | Grade M | 40 | 1.50 | 3.40 | 2.13 ± 0.42 | 2.15 | Grade A | 68 | 1.30 | 4.00 | 2.21 ± 0.45 | 2.20 | Grade B and C | 20 | 1.60 | 3.40 | 2.48 ± 0.47 | 2.40 |
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