Table 2 Interobserver variability in assigning 18F-FDG-avid lesions to an anatomical territory using 18F-FDG PET alone and 18F-FDG PET/CT
From: Impact of combined 18F-FDG PET/CT in head and neck tumours
Confidence score for anatomical localisation of lesions | No. of FDG-avid lesions with each score/total no. of FDG-avid lesions | ||
|---|---|---|---|
18 F-FDG PET alone | 18 F-FDG PET/CT | ||
Observer 1 | 1 | 6/21 | 2/21 |
2 | 5/21 | 1/21 | |
3 | 10/21 | 18/21 | |
Observer 2 | 1 | 2/21 | 0/21 |
2 | 4/21 | 4/21 | |
3 | 15/21 | 17/21 | |
Observer 3 | 1 | 1/21 | 0/21 |
2 | 3/21 | 2/21 | |
3 | 17/21 | 19/21 | |