Table 2. Interobserver variability in assigning 18F-FDG-avid lesions to an anatomical territory using 18F-FDG PET alone and 18F-FDG PET/CT.
Confidence score for anatomical localisation of lesions |
No. of FDG-avid lesions with each score/total no. of FDG-avid lesions
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18F-FDG PET alone | 18F-FDG PET/CT | ||
Observer 1 | 1 | 6/21 | 2/21 |
2 | 5/21 | 1/21 | |
3 | 10/21 | 18/21 | |
Observer 2 | 1 | 2/21 | 0/21 |
2 | 4/21 | 4/21 | |
3 | 15/21 | 17/21 | |
Observer 3 | 1 | 1/21 | 0/21 |
2 | 3/21 | 2/21 | |
3 | 17/21 | 19/21 |
18F-FDG PET=2-[fluorine-18]fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose; CT=computed tomography.