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Table 3 Possibilities of measurement differences within 1 cm, 2 cm, and 3 cm between endoscopic and FDG PET/CT measurements

From: Measuring distance from the incisors to the esophageal cancer by FDG PET/CT: endoscopy as the reference

Comparison group

% within 1 cm (95% CI)

% within 2 cm (95% CI)

% within 3 cm (95% CI)

Reader A exam1 versus endoscopy

62.9% (46.9–78.9%)

77.1% (63.2–91.1%)

88.6% (78.0–99.1%)

Reader A exam2 versus endoscopy

57.1% (40.8–73.5%)

77.1% (63.2–91.1%)

88.6% (78.0–99.1%)

Reader B exam1 versus endoscopy

57.1% (40.8–73.5%)

82.9% (70.4–95.3%)

94.3% (86.6–100.0%)

Reader B exam2 versus endoscopy

54.3% (37.8–70.8%)

80.0% (66.8–93.3%)

91.4% (82.1–100.0%)

  1. Reader A radiation oncologist, Reader B nuclear medicine doctor, CI confidence interval