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Table 1 Patient characteristics per cohort (total n = 202)

From: Effects of furosemide and tracer selection on urinary activity and peri-bladder artefacts in PSMA PET/CT: a single-centre retrospective study

 

Cohorts

P value

G− (n = 51)

G+ (n=50)

F− (n = 51)

F+ (n = 50)

Age (years), mean ± SD

69.1 ± 7.0

70.3 ± 6.9

69.2 ± 7.2

69.2 ± 6.5

0.779

Weight (kg), mean ± SD

88.5 ± 12.5

85.7 ± 12.9

88.3 ± 14.5

84.3 ± 10.9

0.503

GFR (ml/min/1.73 m2), mean ± SD

79.6 ± 16.9

77.9 ± 16.9

74.5 ± 18.2

74.9 ± 17.8

0.476

Administered activity (MBq), mean ± SD

148.6 ± 11.1

90.9 ± 8.9

194.5 ± 12.9

233.4 ± 65.8

< 0.001

Biodistribution time (min), mean ± SD

48.7 ± 5.3

49.0 ± 7.2

64.5 ± 6.2

59.4 ± 8.8

< 0.001

  1. Bold values are significant
  2. GFR, glomerular filtration rate; SD, standard deviation
  3. *p values for overall cohort comparison from one-way ANOVA