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Table 1 Variables related to multimodal imaging and detection approach to 18 F-FDG-directed surgery

From: Feasibility of a multimodal 18F-FDG-directed lymph node surgical excisional biopsy approach for appropriate diagnostic tissue sampling in patients with suspected lymphoma

Variable

Mean value (± SD; range)

Same-day 18F-FDG injection dose

14.8 (±2.4; 12.5-20.6) millicuries; or

548 (±89; 463–762) megabecquerels

Time from 18F-FDG injection to same-day pre-resection patient PET/CT

76 (±8; 64–84) minutes

Time from 18F-FDG injection to intraoperative gamma probe assessment

240 (±63; 168–304) minutes

Time from 18F-FDG injection to same-day post-resection limited field of view patient PET/CT

487 (±104; 331–599) minutes

Time from 18F-FDG injection to clinical scanner specimen PET/CT of whole surgically excised tissue specimens

363 (±60; 272–446) minutes

Time from 18F-FDG injection to specimen gamma well counting

591 (±96; 420–689) minutes

  1. All variables are expressed as mean value (± standard deviation; range).
  2. Abbreviations: 18F-FDG18F-fluorodeoxyglucose, PET/CT positron emission tomography/computed tomography, SD standard deviation.