Receiver-Operating-Characteristic Analysis of Maximum SUV Levels for Benign and Malignant Lymph Nodes for 1, 3, and 6 mm in FWHM
| Gaussian filter (mm) | Histology | Mean maximum SUV | Total area under curve, κ-values | P > χ2 |
| 6 | Benign | 2.89 | 0.76 | P < 0.0001 |
| Malignant | 4.2 | 0.76 | P < 0.0001 | |
| 3 | Benign | 3.23 | 0.77 | P < 0.0001 |
| Malignant | 4.77 | 0.77 | P < 0.0001 | |
| 1 | Benign | 3.25 | 0.78 | P < 0.0001 |
| Malignant | 4.85 | 0.78 | P < 0.0001 |