TABLE 2.

Reproducibility Results Using ¹⁸F-FDG for Esophageal Lesions

Method	Parameter	Mean ± SD	95% CI	LRL	95% CI for LRL	URL	95% CI for URL
	SUV_max	1.8 ± 16.7	−6.8 to 10.4	−30.9	−45.9 to −16	34.6	19.9–49.6
FLAB	TV	5 ± 13.3	−1.8 to 11.9	−21.1	−33 to −9.1	31.1	19.2–43
	SUV_mean	0 ± 15.6	−8 to 8	−30.5	−44.4 to −16.6	30.5	16.5–44.4
	TGV	5.1 ± 10.6	−0.4 to 10.5	−15.8	−25.3 to −6.3	25.9	16.4–35.5
FCM	TV	0.4 ± 26.4	−13.2 to 14	−51.4	−75.1 to −27.7	52.2	28.5–75.9
	SUV_mean	−7.8 ± 35.5	−26 to 10.5	−77.4	−109.2 to −45.5	61.8	30–93.7
	TGV	−7.4 ± 30.2	−22.9 to 8.2	−66.6	−93.7 to −39.5	51.9	24.8–78.9
TSBR	TV	−19.4 ± 36	−37.9 to −0.9	−89.9	−122.1 to −57.6	51.1	18.9–83.3
	SUV_mean	6.3 ± 27.4	−7.8 to 20.4	−47.4	−72 to −22.8	60.1	35.5–84.6
	TGV	−13 ± 28.2	−27.5 to 1.5	−68.2	−93.4 to −42.9	42.2	17–67.4
T42	TV	2.1 ± 36.1	−16.5 to 20.7	−68.7	−101.2 to −36.3	72.9	40.5–105.3
	SUV_mean	−10.5 ± 30	−25.9 to 5	−69.3	−96.2 to −42.4	48.4	21.5–75.3
	TGV	−8.4 ± 23.4	−20.5 to 3.6	−54.3	−75.3 to −33.3	37.5	16.5–58.5
T50	TV	0.9 ± 32.9	−16 to 17.8	−63.5	−92.9 to −34	65.3	35.9–94.8
	SUV_mean	−10.5 ± 23	−22.6 to 1.6	−56.5	−77.6 to −35.5	35.6	14.5–56.6
	TGV	−9.5 ± 23.1	−21.4 to 2.4	−54.9	−75.6 to 34.1	35.8	15.1–56.6

LRL = lower reproducibility limit; URL = upper reproducibility limit.
Data are percentage differences between scan 2 and scan 1 measurements.