TABLE 2.
Patient- and Lesion-Based Analyses of 18F-PFPN and 18F-FDG PET Imaging Findings
| Analysis | Parameter | Primary tumor | Lymph node metastases | Bone metastases | Liver metastases | Metastases to other sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient-based analysis | 8 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 6 | |
| Number of patients | 18F-FDG | 8 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
| 18F-PFPN | 8 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 6 | |
| P | 1.0* | 1.0* | 0.462* | |||
| Normalized SUVmax | 18F-FDG | 4.42 ± 3.43 | 7.36 ± 6.08 | 6.18 ± 4.06 | 4.94 ± 4.36 | 13.92 ± 10.97 |
| 18F-PFPN, 1 h | 10.27 ± 6.09 | 15.14 ± 14.07 | 18.21 ± 21.00 | 23.56 ± 25.66 | 20.32 ± 19.29 | |
| 18F-PFPN, 3 h | 17.82 ± 10.29 | 21.10 ± 17.66 | 28.47 ± 36.08 | 37.03 ± 48.64 | 29.87 ± 27.1 | |
| P (1 h/3 h) | 0.022*/0.008* | 0.043/0.005 | 0.161/0.130 | 0.144/0.178 | 0.496/0.211 | |
| Lesion-based analysis | 124 | 394 | 141 | 33 | ||
| Number of lesions | 18F-FDG | 98 | 151 | 49 | 29 | |
| 18F-PFPN | 124 | 394 | 141 | 33 | ||
| P | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.114† | ||
| Normalized SUVmax | 18F-FDG | 5.36 ± 4.08 | 5.01 ± 2.33 | 5.08 ± 2.11 | 7.93 ± 7.70 | |
| 18F-PFPN, 1 h | 10.88 ± 9.49 | 20.14 ± 21.83 | 19.17 ± 17.29 | 11.97 ± 11.59 | ||
| 18F-PFPN, 3 h | 16.35 ± 13.55 | 31.83 ± 37.09 | 31.55 ± 31.52 | 17.52 ± 16.56 | ||
| P (1 h/3 h) | 0.000/0.000 | 0.000/0.000 | 0.000/0.000 | 0.117/0.006 |
Paired t test.
†Fisher exact test.
1 h/3 h = P value calculated for 18F-FDG SUVmax vs. 18F-PFPN SUVmax at 1 or 3 h.