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Table 2 Lymph node regions separated by imaging modality

From: Whole-body [18F]-FDG-PET/MRI for staging of pediatric non-Hodgkin lymphoma: first results from a single-center evaluation

Lymph node region

Evaluation of MR

Evaluation of PET

Consensus (MR + PET)

Negative

Positive

Negative

Positive

Negative

Positive

Right upper neck*

6/10

4/10

5/10

5/10

5/10

5/10

Left upper neck

6/10

4/10

6/10

4/10

6/10

4/10

Right lower neck

6/10

4/10

6/10

4/10

6/10

4/10

Left lower neck

8/10

2/10

8/10

2/10

8/10

2/10

Right clavicular

6/10

4/10

6/10

4/10

6/10

4/10

Left clavicular

7/10

3/10

7/10

3/10

7/10

3/10

Right axillary**

7/10

3/10

8/10

2/10

8/10

2/10

Left axillary**

7/10

3/10

8/10

2/10

8/10

2/10

Right lung hilum

8/10

2/10

8/10

2/10

8/10

2/10

Left lung hilum***

9/10

1/10

8/10

2/10

8/10

2/10

Mediastinum

6/10

4/10

6/10

4/10

6/10

4/10

Splenic hilum

10/10

0/10

10/10

0/10

10/10

0/10

Liver hilum

10/10

0/10

10/10

0/10

10/10

0/10

Mesenterial

8/10

2/10

8/10

2/10

8/10

2/10

Paraaortic

6/10

4/10

6/10

4/10

6/10

4/10

Right iliacal

8/10

2/10

8/10

2/10

8/10

2/10

Left iliacal

7/10

3/10

7/10

3/10

7/10

3/10

Inguinal re

8/10

2/10

8/10

2/10

8/10

2/10

Inguinal li

9/10

1/10

9/10

1/10

9/10

1/10

Sum

142/190

48/190

142/190

48/190

142/190

48/190

  1. * discrepancy during first lymph node evaluation in the right upper neck
  2. ** discrepancy during first lymph node evaluation in the right and left axillary
  3. *** discrepancy during first lymph node evaluation left lung hilum