TABLE 3

Influence of BBB-Crossing Chemotherapy on PET and MRI Parameters in 18F-FET–Positive Metastases

Correlation pairTBRmaxTBRmeanBTV (mL)VOLce (mL)Diameterce (cm)
BBB-crossing chemotherapy (n = 8)
 Median3.382.084.652.141.7
 Range1.79–4.391.68–2.320.14–23.980.19–9.080.9–2.6
Non-BBB–crossing chemotherapy (n = 32)
 Median2.371.822.094.572.2
 Range1.64–9.471.63–5.480.04–22.850.14–63.100.6–6.0
Mann–Whitney U testP = 0.309P = 0.197P = 0.396P = 0.359P = 0.209