From: [18F]FDG-PET/CT texture analysis in thyroid incidentalomas: preliminary results
Predictor | Mean ± St.dev | AUC [95% CI] | Best dichotomizing threshold | p |
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Conventional | ||||
 SUVstd | 1.6 ± 1.8 | 0.59 [0.42–0.77] | 2.11 | 0.02 |
 SUVmax | 9.0 ± 8.7 | 0.60 [0.42–0.77] | 10.21 | 0.03 |
 MTV [mL] | 27.0 ± 94.5 | 0.66 [0.50–0.81] | 1.52 | 0.03 |
 TLG [mL] | 309.5 ± 1881.7 | 0.66 [0.49–0.82] | 9.71 | 0.02 |
Histogram-based | ||||
 Skewness | 0.61 ± 00.52 | 0.66 [0.48–0.82] | 0.47 | 0.008 |
 Kurtosis | 2.99 ± 1.69 | 0.55 [0.38–072] | 1.90 | 0.07 |
GLCM-based | ||||
 Correlation | 0.51 ± 0.15 | 0.57 [0.36–0.79] | 0.35 | 0.05 |