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Table 2 SUVmax of normal cervical, thoracic, lumbar vertebrae in male and female patients

From: Standardized uptake values of 99mTc-MDP in normal vertebrae assessed using quantitative SPECT/CT for differentiation diagnosis of benign and malignant bone lesions

Vertebrae

SUVmax (range, mean ± SD)

T-test

Male

Female

P

CERVICAL

3.29–12.69, 7.66 ± 1.74

2.47–10.89, 6.85 ± 1.64

< 0.0009

THORACIC

4.08–12.61, 8.01 ± 1.52

2.50–11.69, 7.01 ± 1.68

< 0.0009

LUMBAR

3.91–11.83, 7.75 ± 1.46

3.19–11.27, 7.04 ± 1.47

< 0.0009