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Figures
- FIGURE 1.
Grading bowel uptake by comparing it with that of liver as severe (more than liver) (A), moderate (equal to liver) (B), or mild (less than liver) (C).
Tables
Variable RD LCHFD P Age (y) 47.73 ± 15.73 47.46 ± 15.59 0.8 Weight (kg) 72.57 ± 14.85 70.57 ± 14.16 0.6 Height (cm) 167.90 ± 9.79 166.67 ± 9.66 0.9 Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) 119.95 ± 15.68 116.93 ± 13.94 0.7 Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) 79.04 ± 8.81 77.51 ± 7.80 0.3 Fasting blood sugar (mg/dL) 95.21 ± 18.73 93.69 ± 17.13 0.6 Heart rate (bpm) 80.35 ± 9.24 80.67 ± 9.06 0.5 18F-FDG injected dose (MBq [mCi]) 390.72 ± 67.34 (10.56 ± 1.82) 394.79 ± 61.42 (10.67 ± 1.66) 0.6 Sex (n) 0.7 Male 55 (51.4%) 52 (48.6%) Female 52 (48.6%) 55 (51.4%) Data are mean ± SD.
18F-FDG uptake None Mild Moderate Severe Pattern of 18F-FDG distribution RD LCHFD RD LCHFD RD LCHFD RD LCHFD P Cecum 0 0 83 (77.57) 84 (78.50) 1 (0.93) 0 23 (21.50) 23 (21.50) 0.6 Ascending colon 66 (61.68) 72 (67.29) 17 (15.89) 23 (21.50) 19 (17.76) 9 (8.41) 5 (4.67) 3 (2.80) 0.1 Transverse colon 89 (83.18) 97 (90.65) 9 (8.41) 7 (6.54) 8 (7.48) 3 (2.80) 1 (0.93) 0 0.2 Descending colon 9 (8.41) 31 (28.97) 59 (55.14) 53 (49.53) 29 (27.10) 18 (16.82) 10 (9.34) 5 (4.67) <0.001 Hepatic flexure 0 0 92 (85.98) 92 (85.98) 0 1 (0.93) 15 (14.02) 14 (13.08) 0.5 Splenic flexure 0 1 (0.93) 90 (84.11) 87 (81.31) 0 0 17 (15.89) 19 (17.76) 0.5 Small intestine 18 (16.82) 28 (26.17) 71 (66.36) 73 (68.22) 18 (16.82) 5 (4.67) 0 1 (0.93) 0.01 - TABLE 3
18F-FDG Distribution Patterns in Bowel Regions after Exclusion of Patients with History of Colon Cancer
18F-FDG uptake None Mild Moderate Severe Pattern of 18F-FDG distribution RD LCHFD RD LCHFD RD LCHFD RD LCHFD P Cecum 0 0 74 (76.29) 66 (79.52) 1 (1.03) 0 22 (22.68) 17 (20.48) 0.6 Ascending colon 61 (62.89) 56 (67.47) 14 (14.43) 18 (21.69) 17 (17.53) 6 (7.23) 5 (5.15) 3 (3.61) 0.1 Transverse colon 80 (82.47) 76 (91.57) 8 (8.25) 5 (6.02) 8 (8.25) 2 (2.41) 1 (1.03) 0 0.2 Descending colon 8 (8.25) 24 (28.92) 53 (54.64) 44 (53.01) 26 (26.80) 11 (13.25) 10 (10.31) 4 (4.82) <0.001 Hepatic flexure 0 0 82 (84.54) 73 (87.95) 0 1 (1.20) 15 (15.46) 9 (10.84) 0.37 Splenic flexure 0 1 (1.20) 81 (83.51) 68 (81.93) 0 0 16 (16.49) 14 (16.87) 0.5 Small intestine 17 (17.53) 22 (26.51) 62 (63.92) 56 (67.47) 18 (18.56) 4 (4.82) 0 1 (1.20) 0.02
