Table 5 Characteristics of the five included 18F-FDG PET studies
From: Imaging in assessing hepatic and peritoneal metastases of gastric cancer: a systematic review
Study (year, reference) | County | No. of patients | Time of fasting before scanning | FDG dose, time interval between FDG administration and scanning | Attenuation correction, reconstruction method | Interpreter(s) | Reference standard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lim 2006 [34] | South Korea | 124 | 4h | 370-555 MBq, 60 min | Yes, order subset expectation maximization | Two experienced nuclear medicine physicians | Surgical and histopathologic standards |
Yoshioka 2003 [35] | United States | 20 | 4 h | Mean 222 MBq, 30 min | Yes, NCD | Three PET specialists | CT, cytology, and clinical course |
Yoshioka 2003 [35] | United States | 22 | 4 h | Mean 222 MBq, 45 min | Yes, NCD | Three PET specialists | CT, cytology, and clinical course |
Chen 2005 [36] | United States | 68 | 4 h | 370-555 Mbq, 60 min | Yes, iterative | Two experienced nuclear medicine physicians | Surgical and histological classification |
Yun 2005 [41] | United States | 81 | 4 h | 370 MBq, 60 min | Yes, iterative | Two experienced nuclear medicine physicians | Histopathologic examination |
Yeung 1998 [42] | United States | 23 | 6 h | 370 MBq, 45 min to 1 h | Yes, NCD | An experienced PET reader | Histology, surgical findings, clinical follow-up |