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Table 1 The SUVmax values for the FNAC-proven malignancies

From: Prevalence of incidental thyroid malignancy on routine 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose PET-CT in a large teaching hospital

Type of malignancy

SUV value (g/ml)

Papillary

11.1

Papillary

4

Papillary

5.4

Papillary

13.3

Papillary

7.4

Follicular

10.3

Follicular

7.7

Follicular

35.36

Follicular

6.7

Follicular

6.8

Follicular

8.7

Metastatic malignancy

4.8

Poorly differentiated carcinoma of thyroid

8.9