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Table 2 Average and standard deviation (SD) of 18F-BPA and 11C-Met uptake in normal organs

From: Relationship between the uptake of 18F-borono-L-phenylalanine and L-[methyl-11C] methionine in head and neck tumors and normal organs

 

11C-Met

18F-BPA

P value

Brain

1.5 ± 0.1

1.3 ± 0.3

0.31

Submandibular gland

5.2 ± 1.2

2.0 ± 0.5

<<0.01

Thyroid gland

2.1 ± 0.4

1.4 ± 0.5

0.7

Esophagus

2.3 ± 0.6

1.9 ± 0.6

0.18

Lung

0.7 ± 0.1

0.6 ± 0.2

0.76

Heart

2.5 ± 0.4

1.2 ± 0.1

<<0.01

Blood

1.5 ± 0.2

1.3 ± 0.1

0.07

Stomach

8.8 ± 2.6

1.5 ± 0.2

<<0.01

Liver

11 ± 1.8

2.0 ± 0.5

<<0.01

Pancreas

12.6 ± 2.8

1.7 ± 0.3

<<0.01

Spleen

3.1 ± 0.6

1.5 ± 0.3

<<0.01

Kidney

4.0 ± 0.4

3.4 ± 0.9

0.18

Muscle

1.3 ± 0.1

1.2 ± 0.2

0.21

Bone marrow

3.8 ± 0.8

1.5 ± 0.3

<<0.01

Tumor

4.6 ± 1.7

3.9 ± 1.2

0.39