Texture analysis of 18F-FDG PET/CT for grading thymic epithelial tumours: usefulness of combining SUV and texture parameters

Abstract

The diagnostic performances of individual SUVmax and texture parameters were relatively low. However, combining these parameters can significantly increase diagnostic performance when differentiating between relatively large low- and high-risk ¹⁸F-FDG-avid TETs. Advances in knowledge: Combined use of SUVmax and texture parameters can significantly increase the diagnostic performance when differentiating between low- and high-risk TETs.