Table 6.
Diagnostic performance of SNB for axillary staging in 18 F-FDG-positive and AUS-negative patients of category 2
| Patients | SUV | Involved SNs/resected SNs | Involved non-SNs/resected non-SNs | Ax dissection |
| 1 | 8.1 | 1/1 | 0/10 | Performed |
| 2 | 2.5 | 1/1 | 0/17 | Performed |
| 3 | 2.4 | 1/2 | 0/12 | Performed |
| 4 | 1.4 | 1/3 | 0/21 | performed |
| 5 | 1.3 | 4/4 | 0/12 | performed |
| 6 | 0.7 | 1/4 | 0/6 | performed |
| 7 | 1.5 | 0/1 | - | not performed |
| 8 | 1 | 0/4 | - | not performed |
| 9 | 1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | not performed |
| 10 | 1 | 0/4 | 0/1 | not performed |
| 11 | 0.9 | 0/1 | 0/2 | not performed |
| 12 | 0.9 | 0/4 | 0/1 | not performed |
AUS, Axillary ultrasound;SUV, Standardized uptake value; SNs, Sentinel nodes, Ax, Axillary