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Table 2 Method II—percentage of tumor peak activity

From: Optimal definition of biological tumor volume using positron emission tomography in an animal model

Cpeak (%)

Sensitivity (CI)

Specificity (CI)

GTAOE/WTAH (CI)

15

100.0 % (99.9–100.0 %)

32.2 % (23.0–42.2 %)

28.3 % (23.0–33.8 %)

20

99.6 % (99.4–99.8 %)

46.9 % (36.1–57.4 %)

18.9 % (15.0–23.0 %)

25

98.7 % (98.1–99.2 %)

57.4 % (47.2–67.1 %)

13.3 % (10.3–16.5 %)

30

96.9 % (95.9–97.8 %)

66.0 % (57.1–74.5 %)

9.3 % (7.0–11.8 %)

35

93.7 % (92.0–95.3 %)

73.8 % (65.8–81.1 %)

6.3 % (4.5–8.3 %)

40

89.0 % (86.4–91.5 %)

80.2 % (73.2–86.5 %)

4.2 % (2.8–5.8 %)

45

83.1 % (79.8–86.1 %)

86.3 % (80.9–91.2 %)

2.7 % (1.8–3.8 %)

50

75.6 % (72.0–79.1 %)

90.8 % (86.5–94.6 %)

1.7 % (1.1–2.5 %)

70

34.1 % (29.5–38.9 %)

98.9 % (98.0–99.6 %)

0.1 % (0.0–0.2 %)

90

8.4 % (5.5–11.6 %)

99.9 % (99.7–99.9 %)

0.0 % (0.0–0.0 %)

  1. CI confidence interval, GTA OE gross tumor area overestimate, WTA H whole tumor areas on histology