TABLE 3

Reading by Experienced Nuclear Medicine Physician and Original 18F-FDG PET Report

Original 18FDG PET report
Expert 18FDG PET readingRecurrence*
PresentLocalRegionalDistantAbsent
Present240001
Recurrence*
 Local08001
 Regional001300
 Distant00060
Absent110014
  • * Recurrence of disease was categorized as local, regional, and distant. For example, when local recurrence with distant metastases was suspected, patient's extent of recurrence was categorized as “local” and “distant.”