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Table 3 Spearman’s correlation coefficient of 18F-FDG PET/CT findings with serum muscle enzymes in patients with PM/DM

From: 18F-FDG PET/CT in patients with polymyositis/dermatomyositis: correlation with serum muscle enzymes

 

Serum muscle enzyme

Creatine kinase

Aldolase

PET/CT parameter

ρ

P value

ρ

P value

Number of positive regions

0.354

0.065

0.349

0.069

Total score

0.379

0.047

0.399

0.036

Mean SUVmean

0.575

0.002

0.521

0.005

Mean SUVmax

0.478

0.010

0.395

0.038

  1. PM/DM polymyositis/dermatomyositis, SUVmean mean standardized uptake value, SUVmax maximum standardized uptake value, ρ Spearman’s correlation coefficient