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Table 1 Population characteristics

From: Artificial intelligence for reduced dose 18F-FDG PET examinations: a real-world deployment through a standardized framework and business case assessment

Patient characteristics

Number (%) [N = 61]

 Male

25 (40.9%)

 Female

36 (59.1%)

 PET scanner 1 (GE Discovery ST-4)

20 (32.8%)

 PET scanner 2 (GE Discovery ST-16)

21 (34.4%)

 PET scanner 3 (GE Discovery IQ)

20 (32.8%)

Tumor characteristics

 Rectal-colon cancer

13 (21.3%)

 Lung cancer

13 (21.3%)

 Hodgkin/non-Hodgkin lymphoma

9 (14.8%)

 Gynecological cancer

8 (13.1%)

 Breast cancer

8 (13.1%)

 Melanoma

4 (6.6%)

 Pancreatic cancer

2 (3.3%)

 Gastric cancer

2 (3.3%)

 Cholangiocarcinoma

1 (1.6%)

 Head and neck cancer

1 (1.6%)

 

Median (range)

Age

66 years (33-84)

Body weight

67 kg (40-100)

Dose injected (study protocol)

131 MBq (99-199)

Reference dose (standard procedure)a

196 MBq (148-296)

  1. aThese values represent the routine administered dose of 18F-FDG according to the institutional standard of care procedures