TABLE 3.

Reproducibility Results Using 18F-FLT for Breast Lesions

MethodParameterMean ± SD95% CILRL95% CI for LRLURL95% CI for URL
SUVmax−0.9 ± 14.9−10.4 to 8.5−30−46.6 to −13.428.211.6–44.8
FLABTV4.3 ± 15.7−5.7 to 14.3−26.5−44.1 to −8.935.217.6–52.8
SUVmean−0.6 ± 14.1−9.6 to 8.3−28.2−44 to −12.52711.2–42.7
TGV3.7 ± 17.2−7.2 to 14.6−30−49.2 to −10.837.418.2–56.6
FCMTV4.2 ± 35.7−18.4 to 26.9−65.6−105.5 to −25.874.134.3–114
SUVmean0.3 ± 30.1−18.8 to 19.4−58.6−92.2 to −2559.225.6–92.8
TGV4.6 ± 29.8−14.3 to 23.6−53.9−87.2 to −20.563.129.7–96.4
TSBRTV11.3 ± 31.4−8.7 to 31.2−50.4−85.5 to −15.272.837.7–108
SUVmean−3.2 ± 26.5−20 to 16.6−55.1−84.7 to −25.548.719.1–78.3
TGV22.1 ± 48.9−9 to 53.2−73.8−128.5 to −19.111863.3–172.7
T42TV9.8 ± 35−12.4 to 32.1−58.7−97.8 to −19.678.439.3–117.5
SUVmean−9.4 ± 20.9−22.7 to 3.9−50.3−73.7 to −2731.68.2–54.9
TGV0.7 ± 27.3−16.7 to 18−52.8−83.3 to −22.354.123.6–84.6
T50TV11.2 ± 31.4−8.8 to 31.1−50.5−85.6 to −15.372.837.6–107.9
SUVmean−13 ± 16.8−24 to −2.7−46.2−64.9 to −27.419.50.8–38.3
TGV−1.8 ± 26−18.4 to 14.7−52.8−81.9 to −23.749.120.1–78.2
  • LRL = lower reproducibility limit; URL = upper reproducibility limit.

  • Data are percentage differences between scan 2 and scan 1 measurements.