| Lymph node station | No (%) FDG-PET avid lymph nodes(N = 28) | Peak SUV(mean ±SEM) |
| Subcarinal | 6 (21%) | 4.7±0.7 |
| Precarinal | 6 (18%) | 3.8±0.5 |
| Right hilum | 4 (14%) | 5.57±2.1 |
| Left hilum | 3 (10%) | 4.2±0.5 |
| Aortopulmonary window | 2 (7%) | 5.1 |
| Right paratracheal | 1 (0.03%) | 7.7 |
| Left paratracheal | 1 (0.03%) | 2.9 |
| Other stations | 5 | 4.6, 3.8, 5.7, 4.2, 2.7 |