TABLE 3

18F-FLT PET Findings, Using Cutoff of 1.8 for Mean SUV or 2.1 for Maximal SUV, Compared with Clinical Consensus

Clinical consensus
18F-FLT PET findingPancreatic cancerBenign pancreatic lesionTotal
Negative41014
Positive17017
Total211031
  • Clinical consensus is based on histologic verification in 23 patients, clinical follow-up/cytologic analysis in 7 patients, and evidence of metastatic disease on CT and MRI in 1 patient. Sensitivity of 18F-FLT PET is 81%; specificity, 100%.