TABLE 3

Correlation Between Platelet Nadir (% of Baseline) and Marrow Radiation Dose Predictors

MethodCorrelation coefficient (r)
Total patients (n = 33)Patients with CT image (n = 20)
1. GBq/m20.510.41
2. Standard method based on blood (n = 27)0.310.39
3. LV imaging and ref man RM mass (n = 33)0.670.70
4. LV imaging and ref man RM mass adjusted by weight (n = 33)0.560.63
5. LV imaging and ref man RM mass adjusted by height (n = 33)0.720.78
6. LV imaging and ref man RM mass adjusted by BSA (n = 33)0.700.63
7. LV imaging and ref man RM mass adjusted by lean body mass (n = 33)0.670.63
8. LV imaging and ref man RM mass adjusted by trabecular bone volume (n = 20)0.85
  • LV = lumbar vertebrae; ref man = Reference Man.