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. 2021 Apr 27;13(9):2119. doi: 10.3390/cancers13092119

Table 2.

Clinical pattern of preoperative PET/CT in all 86 patients.

PET/CT Scan Uptake Classification 1 Scheme Description No. of Patients (%) Representative PET/CT Image
Type I graphic file with name cancers-13-02119-i001.jpg Completely hot uptake type, no defect area 24 (27.9%) graphic file with name cancers-13-02119-i002.jpg
Type II graphic file with name cancers-13-02119-i003.jpg Focal defect area with almost type I background 18 (20.9%) graphic file with name cancers-13-02119-i004.jpg
Type III graphic file with name cancers-13-02119-i005.jpg Multiple or geographic uptake with defective background 23 (26.7%) graphic file with name cancers-13-02119-i006.jpg
Type IV graphic file with name cancers-13-02119-i007.jpg Focal uptake with mainly defective background 18 (20.9%) graphic file with name cancers-13-02119-i008.jpg
Type V graphic file with name cancers-13-02119-i009.jpg No uptake, completely defective background 3 (3.5%) graphic file with name cancers-13-02119-i010.jpg

Values are n (%), mean ± standard deviation. PET/CT, positron emission tomography/computed tomography; 1 PET/CT scan uptake classification was described in a previous report [17].