TABLE 3

T/N Ratios Based on SPECT

ParameterOverall T/N ratioPeak T/N ratio
Overall T/N ratio1.4 (0.9–2.8)2.0 (0.9–10.3)
 T/N ratio for 2 largest lesions per patient1.7 (0.8–3.2)4.0 (0.5–10.3)
 T/N ratio for hottest lesion per patient2.3 (1.2–3.4)5.1 (1.3–12.1)
Stratified for primary tumor type
 Ocular melanoma patients (n = 6)2.2 (0.9–2.8)2.1 (0.9–3.6)
 Colorectal carcinoma patients (n = 6)1.5 (1.2–2.4)3.6 (1.3–10.3)
 Cholangiocarcinoma patients (n = 2)1.2 (1.2–1.2)1.7 (1.6–1.8)
 Breast carcinoma patients (n = 1)1.4 (NA)1.5 (NA)
Stratified for liver tumor involvement
 Liver tumor involvement ≥ 25% (n = 5)1.8 (1.1–2.6)3.6 (2.1–4.2)
 Liver tumor involvement < 25% (n = 10)1.3 (0.9–2.8)1.5 (0.9–10.3)
Stratified for lesion vascularity
 Patients with hypervascular lesions (n = 3)2.6 (1.8–2.8)3.3 (2.1–3.6)
 Patients with nonhypervascular lesions (n = 12)1.3 (0.9–2.7)1.5 (0.9–10.3)
  • NA = not applicable.

  • Data are median followed by range in parentheses.