Table 3.
Variables affecting the rate of identical detection of the lesion.
| <Median | ≥Median | p* | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of lesions (A) | Number of identical detection (B) | Rate (B/A) | Number of lesions (A) | Number of identical detection (B) | Rate (B/A) | ||
| Age (year) | 59 | 56 | 94.9% | 53 | 41 | 77.4% | 0.01 |
| Body weight (kg) | 58 | 52 | 89.7% | 54 | 45 | 83.3% | 0.41 |
| Fasting blood sugar (mg/dl) | 53 | 48 | 90.6% | 59 | 49 | 83.1% | 0.28 |
| Injected dosage (MBq/body) | 54 | 49 | 90.7% | 58 | 48 | 82.8% | 0.27 |
| Injected dosage (MBq/kg) | 51 | 39 | 76.5% | 61 | 58 | 95.1% | 0.005 |
| Fasting time (hour) | 47 | 41 | 87.2% | 65 | 56 | 86.2% | 1.0 |
| Uptake time (min)** | 36 | 30 | 83.3% | 76 | 67 | 88.2% | 0.56 |
p-values were calculated Fisher's exact test.
Time duration between FDG injection and image acquisition start.