Table 8.
Location and number of false-positive findings in bone segments without metastasis in whole-body DWIBS
| Bone segments | Number of false-positive findings | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Left | Right | ||
| Skull | 1a | ||
| Sternum | 7 | ||
| Cervical spine | 7 | ||
| Thoracic spine | 5 | ||
| Lumbar spine | 5 | ||
| Humerus | 5 | 4 | |
| Scapula | 7 | 8 | |
| Clavicle | 4 | 5 | |
| Rib | 9 | 8 | |
| Pelvis | 2 | 2 | |
| Femur | 2 | 2 | |
| Total | 83 | ||
The total number of bone segments without metastasis assessed by whole-body DWIBS was 108
aFalse-positive image was found in sphenoidal bone of skull in the patient 6 who had a metastatic lesion in left temporal bone of skull (Fig. 2)