Linear regression analysis for the comparison of visual uptake and quantitative values (SUVmax)
| Arteries | Coefficient of correlation between (p values) visual uptake and quantitative values (SUVmax) total study cohort | Coefficient of correlation between (p values) visual uptake and quantitative values (SUVmax) GC-naïve patients | Coefficient of correlation between p values) visual uptake and quantitative values (SUVmax) GC-treated patients |
| Ascending aorta | 0.652 (<0.001) | 0.545 (<0.001) | 0.655 (0.006) |
| Aortic arch | 0.593 (<0.001) | 0.504 (<0.001) | 0.652 (0.006) |
| Descending aorta | 0.596 (<0.001) | 0.543 (<0.001) | 0.420 (0.105) |
| Abdominal aorta | 0.675 (<0.001) | 0.630 (<0.001) | 0.695 (0.003) |
| Brachiocephalic trunk | 0.671 (<0.001) | 0.704 (<0.001) | 0.327 (0.217) |
| Right subclavian artery | 0.719 (<0.001) | 0.701 (<0.001) | 0.769 (<0.001) |
| Left subclavian artery | 0.718 (<0.001) | 0.699 (<0.001) | 0.731 (<0.001) |
| Right axillary artery | 0.780 (<0.001) | 0.761 (<0.001) | 0.777 (<0.001) |
| Left axillary artery | 0.746 (<0.001) | 0.730 (<0.001) | 0.683 (0.004) |
| Right carotid artery | 0.650 (<0.001) | 0.664 (<0.001) | 0.526 (0.036) |
| Left carotid artery | 0.665 (<0.001) | 0.640 (<0.001) | 0.633 (0.008) |
| Right common iliac artery | 0.612 (<0.001) | 0.611 (<0.001) | 0.706 (<0.001) |
| Left common iliac artery | 0.582 (<0.001) | 0.526 (<0.001) | 0.909 (<0.001) |
| Right femoral artery | 0.720 (<0.001) | 0.786 (<0.001) | 0.720 (<0.001) |
| Left femoral artery | 0.758 (<0.001) | 0.811 (<0.001) | 0.758 (<0.001) |
GC, glucocorticoid; SUVmax, maximum standardised uptake values.