Does consensus contours improve robustness and accuracy on $$^{18}$$ F-FDG PET imaging tumor delineation?

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Table 2 $^{18}$F-FDG kinetic parameters used to generate time-activity curves in the simulation study

Tissue	$K_1$ (ml/(min*g))	$k_2$ (l/min)	$k_3$ (l/min)	$k_4$ (l/min)	$V_B$ (ml/ml)
Level I in lesion	0.180	0.990	0.190	–	0.036
Level II in lesion	0.150	0.550	0.120	–	0.071
Level III in lesion	0.110	0.400	0.073	–	0.095
Normal lung	0.108	0.735	0.016	0.013	0.017
Normal liver	0.864	0.981	0.005	0.016	–
Myocardium	0.600	1.200	0.100	0.001	–
Normal bone marrow	0.200	0.680	0.050	0.020	0.010