Table 2. Linear regression results of the 68Ga-FAPi-04 and 18F-FET PET semiquantitative parameters with different thresholds for lesion delineation.
| Delineation threshold | Parameter | Coefficient | P value | 95% confidence interval | VIF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20% lesion FAPi SUVmax | MTVFAPi:MTVFET ratio | 4.142 | 0.027* | 0.572 to 7.712 | 5.02 |
| TLUFAPi/TLUFET ratio | −2.672 | 0.032* | −5.057 to −0.288 | 3.94 | |
| TBRmax-FAPi | 0.008 | 0.044* | 0.000 to 0.016 | 2.75 | |
| TBRmax-FET | −0.589 | 0.114 | −1.347 to 0.169 | 1.65 | |
| 30% lesion FAPi SUVmax | MTVFAPi:MTVFET ratio | 5.484 | 0.052 | −0.045 to 11.013 | 3.97 |
| TLUFAPi:TLUFET ratio | −3.095 | 0.067 | −6.447 to 0.257 | 3.59 | |
| TBRmax-FAPi | 0.007 | 0.081 | −0.001 to 0.015 | 2.45 | |
| TBRmax-FET | −0.747 | 0.047* | −1.482 to −0.012 | 1.36 | |
| 40% lesion FAPi SUVmax | MTVFAPi:MTVFET ratio | 8.974 | 0.049* | 0.044 to 17.903 | 3.28 |
| TLUFAPi:TLUFET ratio | −3.678 | 0.098 | −8.174 to 0.818 | 2.87 | |
| TBRmax-FAPi | 0.007 | 0.082 | −0.001 to 0.015 | 2.42 | |
| TBRmax-FET | −0.601 | 0.104 | −1.351 to 0.149 | 1.41 | |
| 50% lesion FAPi SUVmax | MTVFAPi:MTVFET ratio | 14.732 | 0.065 | −1.131 to 30.596 | 2.82 |
| TLUFAPi:TLUFET ratio | −4.179 | 0.194 | −10.857 to 2.500 | 2.49 | |
| TBRmax-FAPi | 0.006 | 0.116 | −0.002 to 0.014 | 2.38 | |
| TBRmax-FET | −0.428 | 0.279 | −1.261 to 0.406 | 1.65 |
*, P<0.05. 68Ga-FAPi-04, gallium-68 fibroblast activation protein inhibitor 04; 18F-FET, fluoride 18 fluoroethyl-L-tyrosine; PET, positron emission tomography; VIF, variance inflation factor; FAPi, fibroblast activation protein inhibitor; SUVmax, maximal standardized uptake value; MTV, metabolic tumor volume; TLU, total lesion tracer uptake; TBRmax, maximal tumor-to-brain ratio; FET, fluoroethyl-L-tyrosine.