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Table 3 Median parameter values from 23 lesions in 18 patients

From: Comparison of tracer kinetic models for 68Ga-PSMA-11 PET in intermediate-risk primary prostate cancer patients

Parameter

Lesion (n = 23)

Reference prostate (n = 18)

SUV

5.73 [6.74 ± 3.83, 3.84–8.47]

2.34 [2.36 ± 0.59, 1.91–2.65]

%ID/kg

6.64% [7.21 ± 3.47%, 4.77%–8.74%]

2.59% [2.58 ± 0.50%, 2.35%–2.91%]

\({K}_{1}\)

0.112 [0.123 ± 0.058, 0.087–0.137]

0.089 [0.090 ± 0.034, 0.075–0.104]

\({k}_{2}\)

0.182 [0.247 ± 0.245, 0.110–0.292]

0.317 [0.317 ± 0.094, 0.254–0.369]

\({k}_{3}\)

0.032 [0.035 ± 0.029, 0.019–0.038]

0.020 [0.020 ± 0.010, 0.011–0.026]

\({K}_{i}\)

0.0152 [0.0174 ± 0.0108, 0.0109–0.0217]

0.0052 [0.0052 ± 0.0028, 0.0033–0.0063]

\({V}_{d}\)

0.471 [0.653 ± 0.580, 0.360–0.652]

0.266 [0.278 ± 0.095, 0.205–0.325]

Patlak \({K}_{i}\)

0.0147 [0.0165 ± 0.0102, 0.0099–0.0188]

0.0047 [0.0054 ± 0.0038, 0.0028–0.0070]

Patlak Vd

0.458 [0.741 ± 0.688, 0.403–0.742]

0.266 [0.281 ± 0.101, 0.193–0.329]

  1. Shown are comparative median, mean ± standard deviation, first, and third quartile parameter values in lesions and reference prostate tissue. SUV and %ID/kg values are from static images of data from 40 to 55 min post-injection
  2. Shown are median [mean ± standard deviation, first quartile—third quartile] value comparisons for lesion and normal prostate. Semiquantitative values include the standard uptake value (SUV) and percent injected dose per kilogram (%ID/kg). Quantitative parameters include the kinetic two-tissue, three-rate constant model parameters, net influx rate (\({K}_{i}\)), distribution volume (\({V}_{d}\)), Patlak model net influx rate (Patlak \({K}_{i}\)), and Patlak distribution volume (Patlak Vd)