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Table 1 Number of tumors correctly aligned by pretargeted immuno-PET/CT and FDG-PET/CT

From: Pretargeted immuno-PET of CEA-expressing intraperitoneal human colonic tumor xenografts: a new sensitive detection method

  

Pretargeted immuno-PET/CT

FDG-PET/CT

Tumors > 10 μL

Dissected

23

27

 

Detected in images

23 (100%)

13 (48%)

Tumors < 10 μL

Dissected

15

12

 

Detected in images

3 (20%)

3 (25%)

Probability assigned by the nuclear physician

Definitely positive

23 (88%)

0

 

Possibly positive

3 (12%)

11 (69%)

 

Probably positive

0

5 (31%)

  1. Alignment and confidence rate was done by the independent nuclear physician.