However, total AKT was significantly correlated to tumour standardised uptake value (SUV) by fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography-CT (PET-CT) scanning (r=0.53, p=0.035; n=16; figure 2D); total phospho-AKT (p=0.76) and proportion of AKT phosphorylated (p=0.15) were not associated with tumour SUV. Here, AKT1 is linked to neoplasm.