Sites of 11C-Choline PET/CT–Positive Lesions and PET-Derived Parameters
Variable | No. of patients |
Site of disease | |
Pelvic LN | 4 |
Abdominal LN | 5 |
Pelvic LN + abdominal LN | 13 |
Pelvic LN + abdominal LN + prostatic bed | 18 |
Pelvic LN + prostatic bed | 12 |
Common iliac LN | 6 |
Common iliac LN + abdominal LN | 8 |
Mediastinal LN | 2 |
Measures of metabolic activity | |
SUVmax | |
Median | 6.95 |
Mean | 8.11 |
Range | 1.50–23.40 |
SUVmean | |
Median | 4.20 |
Mean | 5.01 |
Range | 1.00–14.80 |
MTV40 (cm3) | |
Median | 2.25 |
Mean | 3.11 |
Range | 0.29–35.21 |
MTV50 (cm3) | |
Median | 1.30 |
Mean | 1.96 |
Range | 0.22–23.40 |
MTV60 (cm3) | |
Median | 0.72 |
Mean | 1.18 |
Range | 0.07–13.22 |