Comparison between silicon photomultiplier-based and conventional PET/CT in patients with suspected lung cancer—a pilot study

EJNMMI Research

Table 4 Metabolic TNM stage based on the two PET examinations

Case	Staging DMI	Staging D690	Change in staging	Histology results
1	T+N−M−	T+N+M−	YES	Epithelial cancer (S)
2	T+N+M−	T+N+M−	NO	Colon cancer (B)
3	T+N−M−	T−N−M−	YES	Not done
4	T−N−M−	T−N−M−	NO	Adenocarcinoma (S, E)
5	T+N−M−	T+N−M−	NO	Suspect malignant cells (B)
6	T+N+M−	T+N+M−	NO	Non-small cell lung cancer (E)
7	T+N+M+	T+N+M+	NO	Adenocarcinoma (B)
8	T+N+M−	T+N+M−	NO	No malignant cells (Br)
9	T+N+M−	T+N+M−	NO	Non-small cell lung cancer (Br)
10	T+N−M−	T+N−M−	NO	Non-small cell lung cancer (S,E)
11	T+N−M+	T+N−M+	NO	Non-small cell lung cancer (Br)
12	T−N−M−	T+N+M−	YES	No malignant cells (E,B)
13	T+N+M−	T+N+M−	NO	Small cell lung cancer (E)
14	T−N−M−	T−N−M−	NO	Not done
15	T+N+M−	T+N+M−	NO	Epithelial cancer (Br)
16	T−N−M−	T−N−M−	NO	Not done
17	T−N−M−	T−N−M−	NO	Not done

In case of malignant and non-malignant findings, only the malignant histology results are shown above
S surgery, B biopsy, E EBUS-TBNA, Br bronchoscopy with brush/fluid sample