TABLE 4

Absolute Mean, RC, and Percentage Difference with RC for 18F-FDG and 18F-FLT

RadiotracerVOIn (pairs)Mean absolute difference (mL)RC (1.96 × SD) (mL)Mean percentage differenceRC (1.96 × SD) (%)
18F-FDG
 For total lesionsA41%181.85.922.644.4
50%182.06.024.352.5
A50%321.84.235.562.4
A70%340.41.143.771.1
 For lesions < 4.2 mLA41%70.71.328.047.7
50%80.61.425.857.7
A50%130.71.039.864.5
A70%310.30.846.272.0
 For lesions > 4.2 mLA41%92.57.812.121.9
50%92.87.916.228.9
A50%122.95.421.337.2
A70%31.42.217.236.5
18F-FLT
 For total lesionsA41%101.22.224.134.9
50%121.02.121.039.4
A50%191.46.319.750.2
A70%200.50.956.894.0
 For lesions < 4.2 mLA41%60.70.929.530.9
50%70.50.924.433.2
A50%120.30.916.033.2
A70%200.51.556.894.0
 For lesions > 4.2 mLA41%42.02.816.139.0
50%51.62.816.249.2
A50%73.29.625.972.7
A50%*61.42.012.216.0
A70%0
  • * Data, with exclusion of heterogeneous lesion that highly affected outcome.

  • None of mean percentage differences were significantly different from 0. Percentage differences were calculated by the following formula: |volume scan 1 – volume scan 2|/(0.5 [volume scan 1 + volume scan 2]) × 100.