Imaging features and clinical value of 18F-FDG PET/CT for predicting airway involvement in patients with relapsing polychondritis

Table 3 The correlation of serological markers and PET-based parameters of the airway

Serological markers	Correlation with PET-based parameters of the airway
Serological markers	Whole airway-SUVmax [rs (p)]	Whole airway-TLG [rs (p)]	Central airway-SUVmax [rs (p)]	Central airway-TLG [rs (p)]	Peripheral airway-SUVmax [rs (p)]	Peripheral airway-TLG [rs (p)]
CRP	0.418(0.007)	0.477(0.002)	0.325(0.041)	0.371(0.018)	0.482(0.002)	0.396(0.011)
ESR	0.408(0.006)	0.488(0.001)	0.252(0.099)	0.35(0.02)	0.413(0.005)	0.319(0.035)

ESR Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, CRP C-reactive protein, SUVmax Maximum standardized uptake value, TLG Total lesion glycolysis

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