Table 3. PrePF fiducials vs MTV border.
PrePF | Inferior fiducial distance, cm | Superior fiducial distance, cm | MTV threshold, SUV | MTV threshold, % | MTV, cm 3 |
Mean | – 0.70 | 1.64 | 2.44 | 24 | 40.13 |
Median | – 0.82 | 1.64 | 2.45 | 19 | 34.70 |
Min | – 3.60 | – 0.33 | 1.60 | 5 | 3.00 |
Max | 2.62 | 6.87 | 3.60 | 74 | 107.1 |
SD | 1.42 | 1.44 | 0.42 | 16 | 33.47 |
PrePF, patients receiving fiducials before undergoing PET/CT; MTV, metabolic tumor volume; SUV, standardized uptake value.