In Vivo Evaluation of TNF-Alpha in the Lungs of Patients Affected by Sarcoidosis

Table 1

Summary of SUV obtained by [¹⁸F]-FDG PET/CT and T/B values (average of right and left lung calculated in anterior and posterior images) in patients with sarcoidosis.

Number/Sex	Stage	SUVmax	SUVmean	6 h	24 h
1/F	I	1.91	0.54	4.16	2.84
2/F	II	3.47	0.99	4.34	2.75
3/F	II	4.38	2.19	3.52	3.49
4/F	II	2.64	0.79	4.82	3.97
5/M	I-II	3.05	1.02	3.61	3.14
6/F	II	5.28	1.25	4.77	3.24
7/M	I	2.23	0.73	4.14	2.72
8/F	II	12.87	4.55	4.73	3.41
9/F	II	3.01	0.88	3.43	2.49
10/F	II	5.48	0.90	4.73	3.42
Mean ± SD		4.43 ± 3.2	1.38 ± 1.2	4.22 ± 0.55	3.15 ± 0.45