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Table 3 Median lesion SUVmax and discordant lesions by location

From: Gallium-68 prostate-specific membrane antigen ([68Ga]Ga-PSMA-11) PET for imaging of thyroid cancer: a feasibility study

Location

Median PSMA SUVmax (range)

Median FDG SUVmax (range)

Number of discordant lesions/total lesions

Bones

10.1 (3.5–18.3)

11.7 (3.9–28.4)

8/19 (PSMA −, FDG +), 2/19 (FDG−, PSMA +)

Lymph nodes

7.8 (2.0–12.6)

5.9 (5.3–10.4)

4/5 (PSMA −, FDG +)

Lungs

2.6 (1.6–4.5)

4.2 (2.5–19.1)

2/5 (PSMA −, FDG +)

Soft tissue: other

15.8 (6.2–27.7)

14.2 (3.5–31.4)

0/6

Thyroid bed

6.0 (5.7–6.3)

14.3 (13.8–14.3)

1/3 (PSMA −, FDG +)

  1. Soft tissues are subdivided into lungs (most common) and “other.” “Other” locations consisted of: scalp, dura, adrenal, paraspinous tissues, and pancreas