Table 4. PostPF fiducials vs MTV border.
PostPF | Inferior fiducial distance, cm | Superior fiducial distance, cm | MTV threshold, SUV | MTV threshold, % | MTV, cm 3 |
Mean | – 0.14 | 0.69 | 2.58 | 35 | 22.15 |
Median | – 0.30 | 0.75 | 2.60 | 31 | 20.60 |
Min | – 3.90 | – 4.20 | 1.80 | 11 | 1.80 |
Max | 2.70 | 4.20 | 3.40 | 79 | 74.80 |
SD | 1.74 | 1.85 | 0.43 | 19 | 18.57 |
PostPF, patients receiving fiducials after undergoing PET/CT; MTV, metabolic tumor volume; SUV, standardized uptake value.