Table 2. Fiducials vs MTV border.
All patients | Inferior fiducial distance, cm | Superior fiducial distance, cm | MTV threshold, SUV | MTV threshold, % | MTV, cm 3 |
Mean | – 0.42 | 1.16 | 2.51 | 29 | 30.91 |
Median | – 0.60 | 1.25 | 2.50 | 23 | 22.40 |
Min | – 3.90 | – 4.20 | 1.60 | 5 | 1.80 |
Max | 2.70 | 6.87 | 3.60 | 79 | 107.1 |
SD | 1.50 | 1.70 | 0.43 | 18 | 28.04 |
MTV, metabolic tumor volume; SUV, standardized uptake value.