Table 1 Classifications of DS for the three different reconstruction methods using SUV_max (A–C) and SUV_peak (D–F)

From: The use of a proposed updated EARL harmonization of ¹⁸F-FDG PET-CT in patients with lymphoma yields significant differences in Deauville score compared with current EARL recommendations

A		EARL_lower (SUV_max)
A		DS2	DS3	DS4	DS5	Total
QC (SUV_max)	DS2	14	0	0	0	14
	DS3	8	5	0	0	13
	DS4	1	2	3	0	6
	DS5	0	1	6	14	21
Total		23	8	9	14	54
B		EARL_upper (SUV_max)
B		DS2	DS3	DS4	DS5	Total
QC (SUV_max)	DS2	13	1	0	0	14
	DS3	6	7	0	0	13
	DS4	1	3	2	0	6
	DS5	0	0	6	15	21
Total		20	11	8	15	54
C		EARL_upper (SUV_max)
C		DS2	DS3	DS4	DS5	Total
EARL_lower (SUV_max)	DS2	20	3	0	0	23
	DS3	0	7	1	0	8
	DS4	0	1	7	1	9
	DS5	0	0	0	14	14
Total		20	11	8	15	54
D		EARL_lower (SUV_peak)
D		DS2	DS3	DS4	DS5	Total
QC (SUV_peak)	DS2	20	0	0	0	20
	DS3	3	4	0	0	7
	DS4	0	3	6	0	9
	DS5	0	0	5	13	18
Total		23	7	11	13	54
E		EARL_upper (SUV_peak)
E		DS2	DS3	DS4	DS5	Total
QC (SUV_peak)	DS2	18	2	0	0	20
	DS3	2	4	1	0	7
	DS4	0	4	4	1	9
	DS5	0	0	5	13	18
Total		20	10	10	14	54
F		EARL_upper (SUV_peak)
F		DS2	DS3	DS4	DS5	Total
EARL_lower (SUV_peak)	DS2	20	3	0	0	23
	DS3	0	6	1	0	7
	DS4	0	1	9	1	11
	DS5	0	0	0	13	13
Total		20	10	10	14	54

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