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Table 1 Correlations between different relevant polarographically measured parameters of tumor hypoxia, FMISO PET, CDS and FDG PET data based oxygenation values

From: pO polarography, contrast enhanced color duplex sonography (CDS), [18F] fluoromisonidazole and [18F] fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography: validated methods for the evaluation of therapy-relevant tumor oxygenation or only bricks in the puzzle of tumor hypoxia?

 

≤2.5 mmHg

≤5.0 mmHg

≤10.0 mmHg

Median pO2

Mean pO2

FMISOT/M

FMISOT/B

CPD

TP

FDGSUVmax

FDGSUVmean

≤2.5 mmHg

     

r = 0.746

r = 0.476

r =-0.735

r = -0.355

r = 0.302

r = 0.276

N

36

    

20

20

28

16

20

20

≤5.0 mmHg

r = 0.934

    

r = 0.757

r = 0.478

r =-0.786

r =-0.527

r = 0.161

r = 0.123

N

36

36

   

20

20

28

16

20

20

≤10.0 mmHg

r = 0.765

r = 0.903

   

r = 0.703

r = 0.435

r =-0.788

r =-0.604

r = 0.021

r = -0.013

N

36

36

36

  

20

20

28

16

20

20

Mean pO2

r =-0.610

r =-0.768

r =-0.902

  

r =-0.589

r = -0.278

r = 0.720

r = 0.607

r = 0.167

r = 0.174

N

36

36

36

36

 

20

20

28

16

20

20

Mean pO2

r =-0.485

r =-0.676

r =-0.837

r = 0.923

 

r =-0.582

r = -0.272

r = 0.576

r = 0.508

r = 0.166

r = 0.161

N

36

36

36

36

36

20

20

28

16

20

20

FMISOT/M

r = 0.558

r = 0.551

r = 0.462

r =-0.413

r = -0.376

      

N

22

22

22

22

22

24

     

FMISOT/B

r = 0.401

r = 0.396

r = 0.342

r = -0.215

r = -0.200

0.557

     

N

22

22

22

22

22

24

24

    

CPD

r =-0.475

r =-0.537

r =-0.662

r = 0.590

r = 0.468

r =-0.503

r = -0.270

    

N

31

31

31

31

31

18

18

32

   

TP

r = -0.145

r = -0.303

r =-0.592

r = 0.604

r = 0.519

r =-0.509

r = 0.004

r = 0.784

   

N

18

18

18

18

18

9

9

18

18

  

FDGSUVmax

r = 0.241

r = 0.101

r = -0.056

R = 0.205

r = 0.219

r = 0.159

r = 0.403

r = 0.105

r = 0.179

  

N

22

22

22

22

22

24

24

18

9

24

 

FDGSUVmean

r = 0.238

r = 0.087

r = -0.062

R = 0.193

r = 0.193

r = 0.108

r = 0.329

r = -0.077

r = 0.103

r = 0.982

 

N

22

22

22

22

22

24

24

18

9

24

24

  1. Correlations after exclusion of outliers in the marked right upper columns of the table; relevant correlation marked by bold numbers; r = Pearson coefficient of correlation; N = number of correlated measurements.