Figure 1

Relationship between mean standardized uptake value and clinicopathological data in gastric cancer. (a) Mean standardized uptake value (SUV) in stage 4 gastric cancer patients was not significantly higher than in stage 2 and stage 3 patients. (b) Mean SUV in intestinal tumors was not significantly greater than in non-intestinal tumors. (c) Spearman’s correlation analysis revealed a significant correlation between tumor size and mean SUV (rs = 0.33, P < 0.05). Values are expressed as mean ± SEM. Int; Intestinal Type, Non-Int; Non-intestinal Type, SUV; Standardized Uptake Value.