TABLE 3

Qualitative Assessment Patterns by Consensus on Immediate-Postablation Enhanced PET/CT and 1-Year Outcome

PatternNo recurrence at 1 yRecurrence at 1 y
1 (no uptake)120
2 (equivocal)29
3 (obvious residual uptake)02
  • n = 25.

  • Prediction of recurrence was statistically significant (P < 0.001). With combination of equivocal and obvious findings, accuracy was 92% (23/25) and area under ROC curve was 0.929 (95% CI, 0.740–0.990).