Table 2 Number of compartments that SAIF approach returned to describe the kinetics of 18F-FDG. Average and standard deviation among patients of the percentages of voxels resulting from SAIF in one, two or three reversible compartments (plus trapping) are reported
From: The kinetics of 18F-FDG in lung cancer: compartmental models and voxel analysis
SAIF | |||
|---|---|---|---|
One-tissue reversible compartment (Tr-1R) | Two-tissue reversible compartment (Tr-2R) | Three-tissue reversible compartment (Tr-3R) | |
Primary lung cancers (mean ± SD) | 56% ± 13% | 41% ± 12% | 3% ± 3% |
Metastatic lymph nodes (mean ± SD) | 59% ± 11% | 39% ± 10% | 2% ± 2% |
Normal lung tissues (mean ± SD) | 57% ± 10% | 40% ± 9% | 3% ± 2% |