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Table 3 Comparison of the results of K1 values from the 1000 simulations (Monte Carlo) for the five different time sampling simulated for the tissue phase analysis

From: Optimization of temporal sampling for 18F-choline uptake quantification in prostate cancer assessment

Time sampling

Average K1 value (mL/ccm/min) ± SD

95% confidence interval (mL/ccm/min)

  

Lower bound

Upper bound

12 × 5″–16 × 15″

0.5075 ± 0.0137

0.5067

0.5084

12 × 5″–8 × 30″

0.5053 ± 0.0140

0.5044

0.5062

12 × 5″–4 × 60″

0.4994 ± 0.0165

0.4984

0.5005

12 × 5″–2 × 120″

0.4988 ± 0.0235

0.4973

0.5002

12 × 5″–1 × 240″

0.5235 ± 0.0341

0.5213

0.5256