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Table 5 Description of synthetic lesions

From: Insertion of synthetic lesions on patient data: a method for evaluating clinical performance differences between PET systems

Synthetic lesions

Number (total)

120

Shape

Spherical

Diameter (mm)a

[5; 11]

Contrasta

[2; 14]

 

BMI ≤ 25

BMI > 25

Number (BMI-based)

60

60

AC (kBq/mL)b

6.16 [2.34; 12.55]

6.39 [3.00; 30.65]

Volume (mm3)b

484 [143; 1146]

658 [143; 1560]

Anatomical locations—number (proportion (%))

 Lungs

3 (5.0%)

6 (10.0%)

 Bone

16 (26.7%)

15 (25.0%)

 Liver

9 (15.0%)

6 (10.0%)

 Mediastinum

16 (26.7%)

15 (25.0%)

 Retroperitoneal

1 (1.6%)

0 (0.0%)

 Lymph node

15 (25.0%)

18 (30.0%)

  1. a[min; max]
  2. bMedian [min; max]