Characteristic | Lymphoma, n = 41 (40%) | Head and neck cancer, n = 38 (37%) | Colorectal cancer, n = 24 (23%) |
Prospective | 6 (15%) | 17 (45%) | 5 (21%) |
Masked scan interpretation | 9 (22%) | 10 (26%) | 8 (33%) |
PET only | 17 (41%) | 16 (42%) | 18 (75%) |
PET or PET/CT | 0 (0%) | 2 (5%) | 3 (12%) |
PET/CT only | 24 (58%) | 20 (53%) | 3 (12%) |
Accuracy results reported | 25 (61%) | 29 (76%) | 21 (88%) |
PET schedule clearly reported | 11 (27%) | 13 (34%) | 2 (8%) |
Patients disease-free at time of scan | 3 (7%) | 5 (13%) | 0 (0%) |
Scans described as being for “surveillance” | 10 (24%) | 10 (26%) | 1 (4%) |