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Table 1 General characteristics

From: Diagnostic implications of a small-voxel reconstruction for loco-regional lymph node characterization in breast cancer patients using FDG-PET/CT

Patient characteristics

(n = 69)

Age (years)

53 ± 12 (mean ± SD)

Body weight (kilogram)

76 ± 14

Hormonal receptor status

Oestrogen

51 pos., 16 neg., 2 unknown

Progesterone

37 pos., 30 neg., 2 unknown

Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2

19 pos., 48 neg., 2 unknown

Loco-regional lymph nodes

(n = 230)

Location

 Left region

108

 Right region

122

Final diagnosis

 Benign

61

 Malignant

169

Final diagnosis based on the following:

 Histological proof

128 (56%)

 FU imaging

99 (43%)

 Additional imaging

3 (1%)

  1. SD standard deviation, pos. positive, neg. negative, FU follow-up