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. 2014 Sep 6;4(6):580–601.

Table 4.

Average proportion of patients detected with disease and study heterogeneity

%Detected 95%CI Heterogeneity
Suspect of Any Disease
    CHOL
        RP 48% (37%, 60%) p<0.001
        RT 81% (74%, 88%) p=0.45
    ACET
        RP 51% (22%, 79%) p<0.001
        RT 71% (30%, 98%) p=0.012
    FACBC
        RP 40% (27%, 54%) p=0.58
        RT 80% (67%, 91%) p=0.98
    FDG
        RP 19% (1%, 52%) p=0.001
        RT 12% (1%, 32%) Single Pub.1
    PSMA
        RP 82% (69%, 92%) p=0.94
        RT 96% (79%, 99%) p=0.71
Suspect of Extra-prostatic Disease
    CHOL
        RP 40% (30%, 50%) p<0.001
        RT 38% (21%, 57%) p=0.003
    ACET
        RP 20% (8%, 36%) p=0.090
        RT 33% (18%, 50%) p=0.62
    FACBC
        RP 33% (8%, 65%) Single Pub.
        RT 19% (8%, 34%) Single Pub.
    FDG
        RP 18% (1%, 47%) p=0.002
        RT 12% (1%, 32%) Single Pub.
    PSMA
        RP 77% (64%, 88%) p=0.63
        RT 66% (17%, 99%) p=0.10
Suspect of Prostatic Only Disease
    CHOL
        RP 10% (5%, 15%) p<0.001
        RT 43% (22%, 65%) p<0.001
    ACET
        RP 18% (0%, 56%) p<0.001
        RT 34% (1%, 81%) p=0.003
    FACBC
        RP 22% (3%, 53%) Single Pub.
        RT 61% (45%, 76%) Single Pub.
    FDG
        RP 3% (1%, 6%) 0.39
        RT 2% (1%, 13%) Single Pub.
    PSMA
        RP 5% (0%, 13%) 0.35
        RT 34% (1%, 83%) 0.10
Suspect of Disease of Local Lesions
    CHOL
        RP 15% (8%, 24%) p<0.001
        RT 49% (23%, 76%) p<0.001
    ACET
        RP 32% (11%, 57%) p=0.001
        RT 46% (0%, 100%) p<0.001
    FACBC
        RP 44% (15%, 76%) Single Pub.
        RT 80% (67%, 91%) p=0.98
    FDG
        RP 3% (0%, 10%) p=0.17
        RT 2% (1%, 13%) Single Pub.
    PSMA
        RP 5% (0%, 13%) p=0.35
        RT 38% (0%, 93%) p=0.047
Suspect of Disease of Lymph Node Lesions
    CHOL
        RP 25% (17%, 33%) p<0.001
        RT 28% (9%, 53%) p=0.002
    ACET
        RP 20% (7%, 36%) p=0.076
        RT 30% (16%, 47%) p=0.38
    FACBC
        RP No Data2 No Data No Data
        RT No Data No Data No Data
    FDG
        RP 6% (3%, 12%) p=0.36
        RT 12% (1%, 32%) Single Pub.
    PSMA
        RP 45% (31%, 60%) p=0.65
        RT 62% (7%, 100%) p=0.047
Suspect of Disease of Bone Lesions
    CHOL
        RP 16% (9%, 25%) p<0.001
        RT 19% (10%, 32%) p=0.33
    ACET
        RP 8% (2%, 18%) p=0.17
        RT 12% (3%, 25%) p=0.95
    FACBC
        RP No Data No Data No Data
        RT No Data No Data No Data
    FDG
        RP 12% (0%, 40%) 0.002
        RT 6% (0%, 23%) Single Pub.
    PSMA
        RP 25% (13%, 39%) 0.99
        RT 32% (0%, 87%) 0.065

Abbreviations: CHOL=11C- or 18F-Choline; ACET=11C-Acetate; FACBC=anti-1-amino-3-18F-fluorocyclobutane-1-carboxylic acid; FDG=18F-fluorodeoxyglucose; PSMA=tracers targeting prostate-specific membrane antigen.

1

Heterogeneity for the indicated category cannot be calculated due to the inclusion of only a single article.

2

No data are extracted from the included studies as the reported results do not satisfy the framework established in this study.